Taking a few minutes now to prevent your outdoor pipes from freezing can save you thousands in water damage and headaches.

Key Points Protecting your plumbing from freezing temperatures is simple and can prevent thousands of dollars of damage.

About six years ago, during a hard freeze with snow on the ground, I heard a sound like paper tearing, but louder, beyond my rear fence. It came from the direction of my neighbors’ front porch. I ...

The ArkLaTex has already been hit with a blast of cold air. The first area wide hard freeze will be possible Wednesday night into Thursday morning. With the official start of winter still over a month ...

Frost-proof faucets are now required by the Minnesota State Plumbing Code, which says "A listed self-draining frost-proof hose bibb shall be used." ...

When I was in college — more years ago than I would like to admit — I served as a resident assistant in my university's residence halls. Each floor had a vacuum students could use to clean their rooms ...

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