Category: Plumbing Disaster Prevention

How to Safely Thaw Frozen Pipes

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Say you had big plans to do everything we suggested in our blog post on avoiding frozen pipes, but things got a little busy. Household projects, Christmas preparations, football season...life got in the way, and you never got around to getting things winter-ready. And now, thanks to colder-than-usual temps, you have frozen pipes. Yikes! Now

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The Ultimate Guide to Avoiding Frozen Pipes This Winter

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It’s getting cold enough to wear scarves and sweaters, but your pipes aren’t quite so weather-savvy. They need a little help getting through the winter. Pipes are at risk of freezing and bursting regardless of material; the real culprit is water, which expands as it freezes. With that expansion comes a great deal of pressure,

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Learn How to Thaw Frozen Pipes from a Charlotte Plumber

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Got Frozen Pipes? Fear not! We are here to help. Here in Charlotte, we are about to experience some dips in temperature. The current forecast includes a low of 8 degrees on Sunday, which is pretty dang cold for North Carolina. Unfortunately, most homes in the South are not built for the cold. That means

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Plumber in Charlotte NC: How to Prevent Frozen Pipes

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Learn How to Prevent Pipes from Freezing As a plumber in Charlotte NC, Dave Parker, owner of E.R. Services, knows a lot about frozen pipes. After all, houses in the South are not built to handle the cold temps that inevitably hit us for a few days each year. Homeowners typically don't know what how

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How to Prevent Pipes From Freezing (in Crawl Space)

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Charlotte Area Plumbers Advise Homeowners with Crawl Spaces How to Prevent Pipes from Freezing Welcome to winter. With it comes cold weather and with the cold weather come issues. One issue we experience in the South is freezing pipes. Many of our homes are built on crawl spaces which allow the cold in and around

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