Freezing Temperatures

[Jed Fenneuff]

To all Customers,

Please be advised.

The weather forecast calls for very cold temperatures over the next few days.  Extreme cold outside can lead to frozen pipes inside your home.  To guard against frozen pipes, the Hopkinton Water Department recommends residents take the following steps:

 

1. Make sure there are no locations in your home where the water pipes are exposed to freezing temperatures.  Locations such as under a cellar window, along outside walls or in closets, cabinets or under the stairs (in the case of split entry homes) are likely candidate locations for the cold air to collect and where pipes can freeze under these low temperatures.  Opening doors to allow warmer air into these cold locations, insulating pipes and providing heat tape in cold locations will all help prevent frozen pipes.  The key is to protect the pipes from being exposed to freezing temperatures.

 

 

If you do experience frozen pipes, locating the cold spot and providing a slow warming of the pipes is the proper method to resolve this situation.  NEVER use a torch or other source of flame to heat the pipes.  Quickly heating the pipes can lead to burst piping, and flames can start fires. 

Please call the Water Department if you need Guidance or assistance in the event you have an issue with frozen pipes.

 

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Jed Fenneuff

Water and Sewer Department Manager

Hopkinton DPW

83 Wood Street

Hopkinton, MA 01748

(508)-497-9765

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