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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVEMBER 17, 2004
COLD WEATHER TIPS TO HELP PREVENT FROZEN
PIPES
ROCHESTER, Minn—With the recent cold snap,
RPU offers the following cold-weather tips to
help customers prevent water damage to their
homes this winter.
• Customers who have outside faucets should
make sure garden hoses are disconnected so the
faucet can drain properly. If left connected,
the faucets will not drain and can freeze and
break. The line usually breaks in the wall so
the first sign of a problem is water running
through the wall.
• Customers who live in mobile homes should
make sure their heat tape is turned on and working
properly. If the heat tape is turned off or
malfunctioning, the pipes and water meter can
freeze and break.
• If there is exposed plumbing in closets
or cabinets on an outside wall, open doors and
let warm air from your home circulate into the
closet to prevent frozen pipes.
• If you are leaving your home for an
extended time, contact RPU with the dates you
will be gone. Also leave a name and phone number
of a person in the area who would know how to
reach you in case of a utility emergency at
your home.
• If you would like bills forwarded to
your winter or temporary address, please give
us that address.
Contact RPU at 280-1500 or Contact
Us with questions. |
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