Preventing pipes from freezing and bursting

12/16/2019 (Permalink)

Don't let frozen pipes dampen your Holiday Season

With the temperature dropping, one of the most common issues that will occur is pipes freezing and potentially bursting.  Here at SERVPRO of Columbia and Suwannee Counties, we would like to share some tips on how to prevent this type of issue.

The best way to prevent this issue would be to let cold water drip from a faucet served by exposed pipes. Allowing as little as a trickle to be flowing through the pipe can prevent it from freezing. Keeping the thermostat at the same temperature during the day and at night will assist with this also.

Generally the temperature has to get to about 20 degrees to cause pipes to freeze.  If your pipes do freeze, do not let them thaw on their own.  Once the pipes begin to thaw, the faucet will leak water to let you know that you have found the frozen pipe.