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stetwood
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Feb 01, 2018

Family returns from vacation to find home flooded, frozen

A real simple lesson. Turn off your water at the source, whether a well or city water and open several faucets to allow ice expansion.Maybe add some pink stuff to toilet tanks and bowls. This may cos...
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hotbyte
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Feb 01, 2018
ScottG wrote:
Turning off the water and opening a faucet is not going to keep pipes from freezing.


But it will minimize damage if pipes freeze, burst, and thaw out. If water is left on, it will flow and flood while person is away on vacation.

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