{"id":455,"date":"2016-11-15T11:59:08","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T16:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forwardmutual.com\/news\/?p=455"},"modified":"2016-11-15T11:59:08","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T16:59:08","slug":"frozen-pipes-no-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forwardmutual.com\/news\/2016\/11\/frozen-pipes-no-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Frozen Pipes Are No Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-459\" src=\"http:\/\/forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11_14_FrozenPipes.jpg\" alt=\"Frozen Water Pipes are easily preventable\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11_14_FrozenPipes.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11_14_FrozenPipes-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11_14_FrozenPipes-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11_14_FrozenPipes-1024x614.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;Frozen&#8221; is only charming as a movie. This winter, <em>don\u2019t<\/em> \u201clet it go\u201d \u2014 don\u2019t let cheerful movie tunes and apple-cheeked Nordic princesses distract you from winterizing your home properly. There are plenty of easy, inexpensive ways to prevent winter damage. For instance, a burst pipe can cost you upwards of $5,000 in repairs, but pipe insulation costs as little as 50 cents per linear foot.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Here are some tips for keeping your home dry and your checkbook in the black<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"s1\"><b>Insulate your pipes.<\/b>\u00a0You can find inexpensive insulation at any hardware store. In a pinch newspapers or blankets can do the trick.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\"><b>Use a space heater.<\/b>\u00a0If you have an area of your home that is prone to frozen pipes, run a space heater on the coldest days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\"><b>Let your faucets drip.<\/b>\u00a0It might seem wasteful, but pipes with moving water in them are less likely to freeze.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\"><b>Disconnect outside water sources.<\/b>\u00a0You&#8217;re unlikely to need your hose during the winter, so empty it, store it, and turn off the valves that go to outside faucets.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>If you&#8217;ll be away from home<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Keep cupboard doors open.\u00a0<\/b>Open the doors of cupboards that contain pipes so the warm air of the house can reach them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Know how to shut off your water.<\/b>\u00a0If you\u2019re going to be gone for an extended period of time in the winter find out where the water shut-off to your home is. And use it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Call on a friend.\u00a0<\/b>Ask someone you trust to check your home daily if you&#8217;ll be gone for more than a few days. If a pipe does burst, the sooner its discovered the better. Thousands of gallons of water could end up in your house if a break goes unnoticed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>For more information<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Use this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grinnellmutual.com\/upload\/infographics\/WinterizingChecklist.jpg\"><span class=\"s2\">handy checklist<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or Grinnell Mutual&#8217;s <span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grinnellmutual.com\/content\/front-porch-blog\">Front Porch blog<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>to see what else you should be doing to weatherproof your home for the winter. And for\u00a0any questions you have, contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/forwardmutual.com\/contact.php\" target=\"_blank\">Forward Mutual<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>This article is reprinted with permission from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grinnellmutual.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company<\/a>. The information included was obtained from sources believed to be reliable, however Forward Mutual, Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company and its employees make no guarantee of results and assume no liability in connection with any training, materials, suggestions or information provided. It is the user\u2019s responsibility to confirm compliance with any applicable local, state or federal regulations. Information obtained from or via Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company should not be used as the basis for legal advice or other advice, but should be confirmed with alternative sources.<\/i><\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Frozen&#8221; is only charming as a movie. This winter, don\u2019t \u201clet it go\u201d \u2014 don\u2019t let cheerful movie tunes and apple-cheeked Nordic princesses distract you from winterizing your home properly. There are plenty of easy, inexpensive ways to prevent winter damage. For instance, a burst pipe can cost you upwards of $5,000 in repairs, but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,4,5,6],"tags":[44,10,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-455","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-farmowners","7":"category-homeowners","8":"category-landlords","9":"category-renters","10":"tag-home-maintenance","11":"tag-safety","12":"tag-weather","13":"entry"},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"forwardmutual","author_link":"https:\/\/www.forwardmutual.com\/news\/author\/forwardmutual\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}