Blog Post 15 – Winterizing Your Home to Avoid Disasters

20 September 2021

The following is a check list to get your home ready for colder/sub-zero outdoor temperatures

exterior hose bibs – do not leave exterior hose bibs remaining charged with water and not drained. Most modern hose bibs are a “frost-free” design which allows water to drain out the section of the hose bib that is not in heated space. From the outside when you are turning off the faucet the actual valve stop is about six inches inside the wall cavity in the heated space. This designed intention is so that the supply line and hose-bib sections that remain charged with water are read more