When the forecast suddenly drops into the teens, the old advice to “leave the faucets dripping” comes roaring back. It sounds ...

The simple answer to frozen pipes: Should you keep them dripping day and night?

Frozen water expands and builds pressure that will cause pipes to burst. Moving water is less likely to freeze and relieves ...

Very cold tonight, drip faucets; another cold day Sunday ...

Both indoor and outdoor plumbing can freeze in winter. Find out if you should drip outside and inside faucets during a deep freeze, and which faucets you should drip first.

An arctic cold front is bringing dangerous freezes to Texas. Here's when and how to protect pipes and faucets amid this weekend's plunging temperatures.

You should keep your faucets dripping as long as temperatures remain at or below 20°F, or if your power goes out. When temperatures rise above freezing, you can stop dripping to avoid wasting water, ...

Guidelines to protect your pipes from freezing include: Set home thermostats above 55 degrees during cold weather. Drip cold ...

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” ...

Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in Astoria, Queens. While she writes about most things edible and potable (and accessories dedicated to those topics,) her real areas of expertise ...

A broken water pipe can be a messy – and potentially costly- situation. And now, with much of the U.S. and Alabama gripped by sub-freezing temperatures, concern about home safety has grown. Pipes ...

This week will bring temperatures far below freezing to East Tennessee. Should you drip faucets? How to avoid frozen water ...