subject: You can be the smartest plumber in Great Falls, VA, or hometown, by keeping your pipes warm during the cold season [print this page] You can be the smartest plumber in Great Falls, VA, or hometown, by keeping your pipes warm during the cold season
If you live in the northern part of the country or live in an older home with little to no insulation, you may often find during the winter months that your water pipes have frozen. This situation is as annoying as it is difficult to treat, since reheating your pipes can be a time-consuming process. Living in Virginia, I also know that pipes may burst when frozen, so it is sometimes necessary to call a plumber in Great Falls, VA, or the equivalent geographic location. In fact, it is handy at all times to keep your local plumber on auto-dial in the case of any water and pipe emergencies within your home.
There are some ways to prevent your pipes from freezing up in the first place; not all of these methods are guaranteed to produce results, but it is always important to take every caution, especially when dealing with an older home. Without any insulation for your water pipes, you could end up taking a very dry shower when the latest blizzard hits your town. For example, my friend George recently had to call out a plumber in Manassas, VA, his neck of the woods; he had meant to keep his faucet running on a drip since he knew it was going to be 18 degrees overnight, but forgot to turn it on. This would have kept the water running slightly and reduced its ability to freeze up. His original plumber in Fairfax, VA had actually gone out of town for the week, so he was forced to scramble around last-minute to get his hot water pipe fixed. Insulating the pipes and outer walls are another smart way to reduce the cold from seeping in; hop on down to your closest hardware store and this project can be completed within a fairly minimum amount of time and money spent
