Pipes

plumber but you can try to identify the location of the frozen pipes by opening up faucets and other parts of the house to see which are flowing. Most likely it's a pipe near an outside wall or -- crawl space. Field -- to see if any are extremely cold. Once the frozen -- is found open a -- connected to it all the way. Do not use a torch or flame to heat the plight heating the plate too quickly can cause it to weekend and burst it's better to use gentle heat such as a blow dryer. Always work from the open faucet -- toward the frozen area this keeps -- from being trapped by ice and causing the I think first. As the ice in the pipe melts you should notice water coming out of the -- Once all of the ice in the pipe is melted from the water back on and check to ensure there are no leaks coming from the likes. Then take precautions to ensure the pipes don't freeze again in the future by wrapping it with foil or fiberglass insulation and covering that with tubular sleeve installation. And the next time extreme freezing as forecasted allow a slow drip from hot and cold faucets to relieve pressure. For more on how to help prepare your pipes and home for freezing temperatures. Visit state farm dot com or topic of state farm agent.

to 250 gallons of water a day. If you notice a burst pipe or water spewing from it immediately turn off your home's main water supply to prevent more water damage. Depending on the amount of water and location you may first want to shut off the electricity to avoid electrical shock. If the water is coming from a hot water plant shut off the valves from -- hot water heater. Once the water has been shut off you'll want to call plumber to fix the crack pipe . Your next call should be to your insurance company they should be able to walk you through the steps of cleaning up in taking inventory of damaged items. You're not alone frozen pipes impact an average of fifty million families each year. Just be sure to take precautions to ensure the pipes don't freeze again in the future by wrapping them with foil or fiberglass insulation and covering that tubular sleep insulation. And the next time extreme freezing its forecasted a lawless slow drip from hot and cold faucets to relieve pressure. For more on how to help prepare your pipes and home for freezing temperatures visit state farm dot com or talk with your state farm agent.