How to Prepare Your Plumbing System for Winter

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How to Prepare Your Plumbing System for Winter
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Winters are notoriously unpredictable and brutal
with snow, rain, and sub-zero temperatures. In
this season, it becomes vital to keep your home
especially plumbing fittings ready for winters.
An undetermined cold snap can lead to a burst or
frozen pipe and costly damage. To avoid such
situations you must prepare the plumbing system
of your home before it happens. So, here are some
helpful tips through which you can prepare your
plumbing system for winters.
Introduction
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Winterize The Faucets

• The outdoor faucets are always exposed to the
  elements year-round, so you need to keep them
  safe especially in winters. Before snow hits, it
  is important to turn off, cover the hose bibs,
  drain the garden hose, and shut off the water to
  outdoor faucets. By doing this, you can protect
  them from those damages that can be caused by
  water expanding as it freezes.

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Check For Exposed Pipes

• Frozen pipes are one of the greatest threats that
  homeowners face in winter months. To protect
  them, you need to insulate exposed water pipes in
  unheated areas in your home. It is also good to
  insulate other areas of your home like garage
  doors to keep them safe.

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Inspect your furnace

• The furnace is one of the essential parts of your
  plumbing system which needs to be prepared for
  winters. It is because, if the furnace fails, the
  first thing which comes under risk is pipes that
  lead to bursting and freezing due to the drop in
  temperature. While preparing them, make sure your
  furnace is working correctly.

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Service The Water Heater

• Water heaters are another plumbing system that
  needs to check before the arrival of winter. Make
  sure that they are working well. So, before
  winters, drain the water heater and have a
  maintenance check performed.

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• Though these are some tips that you can do
  yourself. But it is always recommended to hire
  certified plumbers in Geelong to help you to do
  it in the right way.

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