Adrian, MI – With cold temperatures upon us now, and wind chills into negative territory, there are a few things to check around your home.
To keep water pipes from freezing on an outside wall… let hot and cold water trickle or drip at night from a faucet, open cabinet doors to allow more heat to get to un-insulated pipes under a sink or near an outer wall, make sure heat is left on and set no lower than 55 degrees.
If your pipes freeze… Make sure you and your family know how to shut off the water, in case pipes burst, NEVER try to thaw a pipe with an open flame or torch… Use a hair dryer instead, and always be careful of the potential for electric shock in and around standing water.
Also, carbon monoxide poisoning is a silent, deadly killer claiming about 1,000 lives each year in the United States. The National Weather Service says to install a carbon monoxide detector, NEVER run generators indoors, open a window slightly when using a kerosene heater and follow the manufacturer’s instructions, and NEVER use a gas oven to heat your home.
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