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Yes, -6, as in minus 6 degrees, forecast for this Sunday. Every time this happens, some Muirfield residents experience frozen pipes. If a pipe bursts, the water damage can run into the thousands. Most of our Muirfield homes are built with sufficient insulation to withstand that drop, but why take chances when a few simple steps can help you avoid the problem. Pipes at risk are those running along outside-facing walls, or through unheated areas like crawl spaces.So here is what you can do to prevent the problem ...
If you should turn on a faucet and have no flow or only a trickle, find solutions for unfreezing here: https://www.consumerreports.org/home-maintenance-repairs/how-to-keep-pipes-from-freezing/ One suggestion here I disagree with is using a hair dryer to warm a pipe that has frozen. I did that years ago in an older home and the rapid warming caused the pipe to burst.
Finally, the City and your neighbors ask you to please get cars out of the street and into your driveway when snow is happening or forecast. Help our hard working City snow plow drivers get the job don effectively and efficiently. ANd year round, please secure the lid of your recycle bins in windy conditions so that papers don't blow all over our beautiful Muirfield. Thanks!
Published January 11, 2019