A Burst Pipe Gives You a Narrow Window to Get This Right. Here’s Everything That Happens in It. The gap between “I noticed water” and “this cost me $15,000” is usually measured in hours, not days. Water moving through a wall, a ceiling, or a finished basement doesn’t pause while you decide what to […]
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Tips to Prevent Frozen Pipes in Naperville, ILTips to Prevent Frozen Pipes in Naperville, IL
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It’s Not the Cold That Bursts a Pipe. It’s What Happens the Moment It Thaws. Water expands by about 9 percent as it freezes, and that expansion is what cracks or splits a pipe, copper, PVC, or galvanized steel alike. The dangerous part isn’t actually the freeze itself, plenty of frozen pipes never burst […]
