Winters are as cold as they come in Cedar Falls, IA, and among the most common calls we take involve frozen pipes. When the water inside your pipes freezes, it expands, putting huge pressure on the pipes themselves and often causing them to burst. When that happens, you have a huge mess on your hands: cleaning up water damage in your home as well as having to replace the burst length of pipe. You can call on us when your pipes burst to fix the problem promptly, but we believe that an ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure. Here’s a few tips on how to prevent frozen pipes this winter.
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How to Prevent Frozen Pipes This Winter
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Monday, October 26th, 2015Your plumbing isn’t something that you should take for granted, and when it breaks down, you need someone who can evaluate the problem quickly and fix it effectively. It can be hard to tell the quality plumbers from the fly-by-nighters sometimes, however, and with the sheer number of options you have in Cedar Falls, IA, finding the right service gets even more difficult. There are some easy ways to tell a quality plumber from a less reliable one. Here are 3 of them to help you filter out the right options when your pipes and faucets need some help:
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