General's Pipe Freezing Tool Saves Historic Landmark Without Draining Pipes
“When you have hot water gushing through the kitchen ceiling of an historic landmark in mid-January, you don’t waste time fooling around!” That’s how Bob Schneider of Schneider Plumbing & Heating described the scene at a renovated hotel in Northampton, Mass., one frigid January evening. Pipes had burst between floors, flooding food preparation areas as […]
Repair a Pipe Without Shutting Down the Whole Building
Q: We had to deal with a lot of broken water lines this past winter. It was a pain to me and our tenants when the water had to be shut off for the whole building each time we made a repair. Is there a better way? A. Yes, you can use a pipe freeze […]