Protecting your outdoor pipes now can help you avoid costly water damage and big winter emergencies later. Freezing water can crack pipes and flood your home, so experts say insulation is one of the ...

During the cold weather of fall and winter, knowing how to stop pipes from freezing becomes ever more important. Luckily, frozen pipes and subsequent leaks are more than preventable if you take the ...

If you don't insulate your water pipes properly you are running the risk that they will freeze and burst. That, says the Association of German Engineers (VDI), could cause extensive damage and expense ...

When you're stuck scraping ice off your windshield on a cold winter morning, it might feel like the effects of the freezing temperatures can't get any worse. But then you come home from work, and all ...

When the power goes out in a cold snap, the real emergency often starts inside your walls. A burst pipe can turn a routine ...

SEATTLE — Winter can often bring temps below freezing in western Washington and one thing everyone can do to prepare is to make sure their pipes are protected. Temperatures that dip below freezing can ...

Remove, drain, and store hoses used outdoors. Close inside valves supplying outdoor hose bibs. Open the outside hose bibs to ...

THIS IS WDSU NEWS AT FIVE. ALL RIGHT. THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE AND IT’S GOING TO FEEL LIKE THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR. THAT’S BECAUSE TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING FAST, AND TONIGHT’S FREEZE COULD ...

With frost and freezing temps this week, Michiganders may be starting to plan ahead for fulltime winter weather that can freeze pipes and lead to more significant problems. Last winter, many ...