Some Unheard Of Ways To Stop Pipes & Faucets From Freezing (Better Than Dripping)

Everybody drips their faucets on the coldest night. It helps, but it doesn't reach the pipes that freeze first, and those are the ones that split inside your wall. Here are five things to do before the first hard freeze, most of them under ten dollars, and the one thing you need to know before a pipe ever breaks. I've been through forty Ohio winters in the same old house, and I learned every one of these the hard way. 0:00 Why dripping isn't enough 1:29 The night the pipe split 3:05 1. The garden hose 4:37 2. The pipes that live in the cold 6:16 3. The drip, done the right way 8:00 4. When the power goes out 10:05 5. The one thing to find before you need it 11:40 Where you call somebody 12:13 What it all costs 13:24 Next time: still cold at 70? What state are you in, and have you ever had a pipe freeze? Tell me in the comments. Never thaw a frozen pipe with a torch or any open flame. Never heat your house with a gas oven, grill or camp stove, and keep a working carbon monoxide alarm near the bedrooms. If a pipe has split, shut off the main water and call a plumber.