Tag: warnings about cold weather
Weather “Surprises”
by admin on Jan.07, 2014, under Real Estate
Not sure what is wrong with some people, but once you are not living at home with mommy and daddy, you need to know how to take care of your home, apartment, etc. This is never more important than in times of extreme weather as much of the US is experiencing at the moment.
Water pipes will freeze and then burst unless there is at least a trickle of activity during well-below freezing nights.
Weather warnings for my location for last night predicted a low of 9 degrees. Believe it or not, that puts me in one of the “warmer” zones!! I left a tiny stream of water in two sinks running, and opened up the cabinets located under sinks to allow more warmth from the central heating to get to the pipes. It is 10 degrees right now so the trickle is still “trickling” and the cabinets are still open. This little precaution took me all of 60 seconds to perform before turning in last night.
Anyone who had been through a bit of warm weather and had used an outside water (hose/faucet) hopefully disconnected that as well. Otherwise, on a 10 degree morning you may have some problems. You’ll find out pretty darn quick if you did/do.
Anyone who has moved from a climate such as say Florida, and ended up in Minnesota, etc., during winter will have to do a bit of homework to find out what to do for long, and very cold winter seasons. There are other “maneuvers” that are essential to keep your home and your car operating during extreme weather in these locations.
Knowledge is power and with the week’s worth of warning we’ve had about this “polar vortex” – there is no reason for nasty surprises.
