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  2. How to prevent pipes from freezing in your home (and how to ...

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    The best way to deal with frozen pipes in the winter is to prevent your pipes from freezing at all. So, take the proper precautions to ensure you don't end up in that situation. Drain all water ...

  3. How homeowners can prevent pipes from freezing during winter

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    Check throughout the home for areas where water supply lines are located in unheated areas of the house. "Take measures to prevent the flow of cold air in these areas," Green Apple Mechanical said.

  4. Should I turn off water if pipes are frozen? How to keep ...

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    What to do when water pipes freeze. Here are tips from The Red Cross. If you turn on a faucet and only a trickle comes out, suspect a frozen pipe. Likely places for frozen pipes include against ...

  5. Pipe insulation - Wikipedia

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    Pipe insulation cannot prevent the freezing of standing water in pipework, but it can increase the time required for freezing to occur—thereby reducing the risk of the water in the pipes freezing. For this reason, it is recommended to insulate pipework at risk of freezing, and local water-supply regulations may require pipe insulation be ...

  6. Frost line - Wikipedia

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    The frost line—also known as frost depth or freezing depth—is most commonly the depth to which the groundwater in soil is expected to freeze. The frost depth depends on the climatic conditions of an area, the heat transfer properties of the soil and adjacent materials, and on nearby heat sources.

  7. Plumbing - Wikipedia

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    Water systems of ancient times relied on gravity for the supply of water, using pipes or channels usually made of clay, lead, bamboo, wood, or stone. Hollowed wooden logs wrapped in steel banding were used for plumbing pipes, particularly water mains. Logs were used for water distribution in England close to 500 years ago.