309 S. Warren St.-Watertown, WI 53094
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Monday, December 5, 2016
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Sunday, December 4, 2016
5 Tricks to Keep Your Pipes from Exploding this Winter
5 Tricks to Keep Your Pipes from Exploding this Winter
New homeowners may have heard that winterization is important, but in the hubbub of your first year living in a home you own (finally!), it can be easy to overlook the need to prepare for the cold weather ahead. After all, it’s just not something renters deal with; prepping pipes for winter is often the landlord’s job.
Ideally, you should winterize your pipes in the fall, before winter seriously sets in. But if you’ve forgotten and all of a sudden you’re in the middle of a deep freeze, there’s still time to prevent disaster.
Here are some easy techniques to save your pipes from bursting:
1. Turn On Your Faucets
If the temperatures have dropped into freezing and intend to stay there, turning on your faucets — both indoors and out — can keep water moving through your system and slow down the freezing process. There’s no need to waste gallons of water: Aim for about five drips per minute.
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2. Open Cabinet Doors
During cold weather, open any cabinet doors covering plumbing in the kitchen and bathroom. This allows the home’s warm air to better circulate, which can help prevent the exposed piping from freezing. While this won’t help much with pipes hidden in walls, ceilings, or under the home, it can keep water moving and limit the dangerous effects of freezing weather.3. Wrap Your Pipes
If your pipes are already on their merry way towards freezing, wrapping them with warm towels might do the trick. You can cover them with the towels first and then pour boiling water on top, or use already-wet towels — if your hands can stand the heat (use gloves for this). This should help loosen the ice inside and get your system running again.4. Pull Out Your Hairdryer
A hairdryer (or heat gun) can be a godsend when your pipes are freezing. If hot rags aren’t doing the trick, try blowing hot air directly on the pipes. Important note: You don’t want to use a blow torch or anything that produces direct flames, which can damage your pipes and turn a frozen pipe into an even worse disaster. You’re trying to melt the ice — not your pipes.5. Frozen Pipes? Shut Off The Water
Have your pipes already frozen? Turn off the water immediately. (Hopefully you know where the master shut-off is, but if not, now’s the time to find it!)Make sure to close off any external water sources, like garden hose hookups. This will prevent more water from filling the system, adding more ice to the pile, and eventually bursting your pipes — the worst-case scenario. This also will help when the water thaws; the last thing you want after finally fixing your frozen pipes is for water to flood the system — and thus, your home.
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JAMIE WIEBE
is a writer and editor with a focus on home improvement and design. Previously, she worked as a web editor for “House Beautiful,” “ELLE Decor,” and “Veranda.”
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So, you want to buy a house-Where do you start?
So, you want to buy a house-Where do you start?
When you are purchasing a house, rely the professionals to guide you. We will help make the transaction as seamless as possible, you can search all homes at www.AmbersHomeFinder.com or Call/Text: 920.988.0048 #wirealestate #remax #wihomebuyer
So, you want to buy your first house, do you?
No, not that kind of House. This kind:
We think that sounds like a great idea.
But where do you start?
You can talk to a real estate agent…
Or you can start your search on the Internet.
You go with the Internet, but there are SO MANY choices.
Which neighborhoods are safe?
Are the schools any good?
Will you be a hundred miles from anything?
After a little hunting, you finally find one that looks just perfect.
And it’s off the market (of course).
That’s okay—there’ll be another. You find one and call an agent to go see it.
It ends up looking nothing like you thought it would in person.
So you go back to searching the Internet.
Eventually, you resign yourself to the fact that you’ll need to make some sacrifices.
After what seems like an eternity, you find the house for you.
Now it’s time to get pre-approved for a loan.
The bank puts it faith in you, so now you have to put in a bid.
The seller accepts! We bet you were worried there for a second.
Now comes actually getting the loan, not to mention the escrow process.
There’s seriously more paperwork than you’ve seen in your entire life.
You’ll sign so much of it that your hands will be almost unrecognizable.
But it’s all worth it, because the glorious closing day is here at last!
And you finally get the keys to your new home!
Of course, then you realize you still have to buy furniture.
REAL ESTATE TIPS
Randy Nelson
Amber Castonguay
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Office: 262-567-2455
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