Prevent Pipes From FREEZING

With the unpredictability of Dallas' weather it's important to keep an eye out for changes in temperature as these can affect your house, particularly its plumbing. At Metro-Flow Plumbing, we’ve compiled the following seven tips which should help you prevent your pipes from freezing as well as save you money. The last thing you want is for one of your home's pipes to freeze, burst, and become a headache for you. Let's save you some money and time…

1. Let cold water drip. That's right. Though it may sound wasteful, it's imperative that you let your faucets drip just a little when temperatures drop below 35 degrees. This continued movement keeps their flow rate up and can prevent the water from freezing within the pipes.
2. Keep the thermostat set to the same temperature. Maintaining your home thermostat stable regardless of the weather changes, will allow you to offer your thermostat sanity and continue to work to its full potential. 
3. Keep the garage door closed. Keeping your garage door closed, specially if there are water supply lines in the garage, will help you keep your home temperature leveled and prevent internal pipes from freezing.
4. Open the sink cabinet doors. This one always raises some questions, but it helps. Keeping the sink cabinet doors in the bathrooms and kitchen open to let warmer air circulate around the pipes helps to prevent the pipes from staying in a cooler enclosed environment, which can lead to the water within the pipes to freeze and burst.
5. Insulation is key. Make sure your house has insulation, particularly in the basement, attics, crawl spaces, and exposed water pipes. Not sure if it does? Give our team a call at 214-328-7371 and we will run a plumbing inspection, provide you with options, and help you get your house ready for winter.
6. Disconnect water hoses from outside faucets. This is one of the first things to tackle when you hear that temperatures will drop to freezing levels. Go out, disconnect the water hoses, and also…
7. Wrap or cover outside faucets. Think of it as putting a sweater on your outside faucets and exposed pipes. Try to keep them warm so the water within them won't freeze, expand and burst. Remember that a pipe may burst anywhere in your house, not only on the exposed parts, that's why protecting them from cold temperates is important.

​Don’t hesitate to call us and have a great, cozy winter!
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