How to prevent water pipes from freezing? What if the water pipe freezes?

It is common that water pipes freeze in winter. When water pipes freeze, they often break, wasting a lot of water resources. How can we effectively prevent water pipes from freezing? What are the tricks for preventing water pipes from freezing? The following is a detailed introduction to the anti-freezing skills of water pipes, hoping to provide some reference for everyone in the anti-freezing aspects of water pipes.

What are the anti-freezing methods for water pipes?

1, turn on the tap

In the cold winter, because of the low temperature, it is easy to freeze the tap water pipe. What about the application of water pipes to prevent freezing? Below, we will support several preventive measures against freezing of water pipes. At night when the temperature is very low in winter, you can turn on the tap a little bit to let the water flow out continuously. The flowing water can effectively prevent the water pipe from freezing even in a cold environment. When you turn on the tap, you need to pay attention to the fact that only a small flow of water is needed. If the water flow is too large, it is very uneconomical to waste too much water.

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The freezing of indoor tap water pipeline is relatively simple in facility engineering,

But the anti-freezing method of outdoor water pipes will be more troublesome. When the outdoor water pipe is antifreeze, the faucet can be wrapped with cotton and linen and straw rope, and the water pipe should be tightly wrapped with cotton and linen fabric or antifreeze sleeve. It is best to wrap the water pipe in several layers, which can effectively enhance the warmth of the water pipe. 3. Increase the indoor temperature

The indoor temperature is also relatively low in winter. If the doors and windows are not closed at night, the indoor temperature will be lower, so even the indoor water pipes will freeze. Therefore, if you want to prevent indoor water pipes from freezing in winter, you can raise the indoor temperature, turn on some heating properly, or choose thicker curtains.

4. Drain the residual water in the water pipe.

Because some of the above methods will waste water resources, here Poly Pipeline introduces another method, that is, pull down the sluice at home in winter, and then drain the water in the water pipe, so that the water in the water pipe will not overflow, but remember to pay attention to the sluice to keep warm.

What should I do if the water pipe freezes?

1. Use a flexible plastic pipe with a diameter of 1 cm. The length depends on the distance of the freezing pipe. One person inserts a thin tube into the freezing tube, and the other person pours boiling water into the thin tube with a kettle. The intubation person slowly sends it in until it melts and freezes.

2, slowly melt with boiling water, that is, hot water can melt the pipe. If you can't reach the water pipe, remove the water meter. Insert a thin plastic pipe into the water pipe and heat the water in the thin plastic pipe. If it is not frozen deep, it will melt.

3. If it has been frozen deeply, the outdoor pipeline is usually frozen. It is ok to use boiled water in a small area upstairs, but the outdoor pipeline is long and can't be burned. The best way is to know that it's cold and tap it gently to make the water move, so that it won't freeze.

4. If it is too deep. First unscrew the faucet, then burn it red with an iron bar in the fire, poke it into the pipe, and it will open soon. In this case, it is best when the water is not discharged or the sluice is closed.

Otherwise, the water will suddenly flow and the water will suddenly come out very high.