Winter Plumbing Tips

Inside your home:

1. Make sure pipes are well-insulated; close vents to your crawl space and insulate the openings
2. If your laundry room or a bathroom is right next to the garage, keep the garage door closed to retain heat
3. If your bathroom vanity or kitchen sink is along an outside wall, keep the cabinet doors open to allow more heat inside around the pipes.
4. Always leave your heat set at least 55 degrees F while you’re gone

Outside your home:

1. Disconnect your garden hoses
2. Turn off the water supply to, and drain irrigation and sprinkler systems
3. As a preventative measure, make sure you know where your main water shut-off is.  After a pipe burst and your house is flooding is a bad time to realize you don’t know where to turn the water.

What to do if you do have a frozen pipe:

1. Give us a call ~ we’re here to help with all your plumbing needs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
2. Do NOT use a blowtorch to thaw a pipe. Many people have inadvertently set their house on fire!

Following these simple tips to get your home ready for winter can minimize the risk of a burst pipe and the consequences of a water leak.