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Q: I dread winter. Every time an arctic blast moves south, the pipes freeze in one of my buildings. What method do you suggest to thaw the pipes and get the water moving again? A: The first thing to do is insulate all your pipes, especially those located close to the outside walls. Then, when you…
The cold weather months are upon us, and while that tends to have heating professionals running from jobsite to jobsite, plumbers know the plight of pipes once the snow begins to fall, and that heating systems are not the only mechanical systems causing emergency calls out there. Poorly insulated water lines that have been installed…
When the weather turns really cold, pipe thawing season turns red hot! When the inevitable flood of service calls for frozen pipes comes, be sure you have a pipe thawing machine on hand. No matter how well homeowners think they have their pipes insulated, we all know that when the arctic blast hits, pipes are…
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