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Here we are, facing some of the most bitterly cold temperatures we ever have. You\u2019re probably concerned about ensuring that you and your family stay as warm, comfortable, and healthy as possible as the temperatures drop.<\/p>\n\n
Here we are, facing some of the most bitterly cold temperatures we ever have. You\u2019re probably concerned about ensuring that you and your family stay as warm, comfortable, and healthy as possible as the temperatures drop.<\/p>\n
What you might not <\/em>be considering, is how your plumbing system is able to deal with these bitterly cold temperatures. It\u2019s actually quite easy for your pipe to freeze in cold weather\u2014and unfortunately, frozen pipes lead to burst pipes. Fortunately, we\u2019re here to help, whether you already have <\/em>frozen pipes and need us to safely thaw them, or you\u2019re looking for ways to prevent this from occurring in the first place. Read on as we share some tips on how to do the latter!<\/p>\n In the wintertime, you want to keep everything sealed up so you\u2019re not letting cold winter air in. Ensuring your garage door remains closed as much as possible is one way to do this, and it will help keep the water supply lines in this area flowing.<\/p>\n While COVID has definitely threatened travel, you still may be thinking of driving somewhere warmer to get away from the chilliness with your family for a while. If this is the case, make sure you plan ahead! Keep your home heated at least above 50\u00b0F while you\u2019re gone, even if your home is completely empty. This will lower the chance of frozen pipes!<\/p>\n That said, even when you\u2019re home it\u2019s a good idea to always keep the heat on. We\u2019re not sure why you wouldn\u2019t want to, but just in case you are trying to save energy by forgoing the heat, it\u2019s probably not a good idea for your plumbing!<\/p>\n This sounds wasteful, right? Bear with us though! You may have certain pipes in your home that are highly susceptible to freezing, such as plumbing that is behind an outdoor-facing wall, or pipes that run along the ceiling of your unfinished basement.<\/p>\n To prevent these pipes from freezing, you can open the applicable taps to keep a little warm water consistently trickling out. The cost to do this just while temperatures are below freezing is far less than the cost of cleaning up a flooded home if those pipes burst!<\/p>\n You know those cabinets under your kitchen and bathroom sinks? They house the plumbing that leads to <\/em>these sinks, and that plumbing is susceptible to freezing. Crack these cabinets open during the winter to let the heat in from your furnace\u2014you won\u2019t regret it!<\/p>\n You can buy affordable insulating sleeves (or even use \u201cpool noodles\u201d slit down the side) to safely insulate your pipes against cold weather. If you don\u2019t have those on hand, tying some towels around exposed plumbing can do the trick.<\/p>\n Established in 1912,\u00a0Max Sr & Paul Schoenwalder Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, A Corp.<\/a>\u00a0is your trusted resource for a\u00a0reliable plumber<\/a><\/strong> in Madison, NJ. Reach out to us today!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Homeowners often don’t realize just how damaging frozen pipes can be. Here’s how to prevent them! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[81],"tags":[158,155],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1094"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1094"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1098,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1094\/revisions\/1098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Close the Garage Door<\/h2>\n
Plan Ahead for Trips<\/h2>\n
Let Water Run<\/h2>\n
Keep Your Kitchen and Bathroom Sink Cabinets Open<\/h2>\n
Insulate Your Pipes<\/h2>\n