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In serious freezes, there may be multiple frozen sections of pipe in various vulnerable locations. The first point to inspect is where the water line comes out of the ground and where it enters your home. Any exposed pipe is vulnerable if it is exposed to outside air, even if it is in your attic, unconditioned basement or crawlspace.

Everyone should take the time to find their main water shut off valve. If a pipe bursts, an extra two minute delay can result in 30 or more gallons of spilled water. That is roughly the equivalent of a bathtub full of water. That much water, inside your home can cause a lot of damage. Being able to find the shut off valve and a wrench quickly can save you thousands of dollars of damage.

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Most mixer showers also have safety cut-outs that prevent you from turning the water up to dangerously high levels, which is good news if they’re being used by elderly people or young children.

Isolating the leak can be done with some detective work. The first step is to turn off the water supply to the home. Nearly all homes have a shut off at the meter, but shutting off at the meter won’t help. Most homes have a second shut-off, typically located just outside the home near a hose bib or possibly inside in a utility area. Turn off the water and note the meter reading. Check again in couple of hours. If the numbers have changed, the leak is almost certainly in the underground water line between the meter the house.

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