And here we are in January 2018. Cold weather all around the United States. In Great Chicago land area 2 weeks of ridiculous cold weather created a lot of problems in Plumbing. Most of those was related with burst piping in the walls, crawl spaces and even in finished basements. Also the kitchen sink drains because of the grease was the other major problem. Some outside pump drainage frozen, but those are normal and we do not comment.
But what we do with the others? First the winter is always with bad weather, snow, low temperature, So if there is not a right temperature around the piping the problem is there. The normal temperature around the piping with or without insullation is between 60F and 65F at least. In basements can be even 50F-55F with a adequated ventilation. In this conditions you can be safe.
Also before winter if you know you cook a lot and the sink drain is on exterior wall will be recommended to do a proactiv cleaning of the drain. Regular cost for kitchen sink cleaning is $200.00 significantly lower than a burst pipe followed by flodding. Your choise.
At the end proactic means money kept in the pocket.
All the best in 2018.
BBP Plumbing, Inc.
You are so right. Tallahassee, Florida had a few really cold nights. We even saw snow! We told our client's to follow these simple steps and some didn't listen.
ReplyDelete✔️ Insulate Outside and Exposed Pipes
✔️ Seal Cracks & Holes
✔️ Outside water heater, run hot water faucet
✔️ Leave Your Faucet Open, Outside & In Slab
✔️ Use Domes On Outside Faucets
✔️ Open Cabinet Doors
✔️ Keep Your Heat On
Then they had to call Capital Plumbing Contractors with their plumbing issues. Have a GREAT 2019 BBP Plumbing!
CHMS – The Central Heating Management System
ReplyDeleteWe were contacted to sell the Little Magic Box CHMS system. We cannot believe that anyone can sell this product. It cannot do anything that you can’t achieve for £100 with any good plumber. No Thanks
Little Magic Box