Frozen Pipes In Your Marlborough Residence

12/29/2019 (Permalink)

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Flood Damage Caused by Frozen Pipes in Your Marlborough Residence Needs Immediate Mitigation

While many homeowners in Marlborough know that the pipes above ground can freeze, break, and flood their home, drain pipes can also do the same. This water, however, is similar to flooding from rivers and streams that overflow their banks. SERVPRO is ready to help in any scenario that causes damage to your property.

When your drains freeze below your Concord house, flood damage becomes a real possibility. Temperatures do not need to dip below zero, only a few degrees below freezing is sufficient to form a frozen mass inside a drain pipe. All or only part of your house's drains might become affected, also. Winterizing your home should include insulating lines, but sometimes this is not adequate, particularly if the temperature drops suddenly. Some drains are made of materials that heat tape can damage, forcing homeowners depend on slip-on foam insulation. Ground-up insulation can cause problems in termite-prone locations, making it necessary to use termite shielding in these areas.

Frozen water lines coming into your bathroom and kitchen let you know right away, just by turning on the faucet, that a problem exists. Drain lines, however, might make gurgling noises after you flush the toilet, run water down the sink, or take a shower. Soon, however, these quit draining due to frozen water in the drains. These can back up into your home, or cause the drain to bust open.

Industry leaders advise homeowners to let the faucet farthest from the main valve run slowly to prevent water lines from freezing, while this same advice is contrary to stopping all water from flowing through the home to prevent drain lines from freezing.

Shutting off the water to prevent inadvertent flushing, and increasing the heat in the living areas of the home is one approach that might prevent a disaster. This keeps water lines from freezing and keeps drains empty.

When drains show signs of freezing up, boiling a large pan of water on the stove and adding salt before slowly pouring it down the drain nearest where drainage pipes exit your house might help prevent frozen drain pipes if done soon enough.

If pipes, either water lines coming into your home, or drainage lines exiting your property freeze and burst, shut off all water as quickly as possible at the main water valve. Our building crew can help with this if needed.

SERVPRO of Marlboro / Concord is near Littleton, Acton, and Hudson when flood damage from frozen pipes or other sources occur. Call (978) 486-9868 for fast service that makes it all “Like it never even happened.”

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