Crown Heating, Cooling & Plumbing Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Frozen Pipes’

Frozen Pipes: What to Do About Them, How to Prevent Them

Monday, December 27th, 2021
frozen-pipes

A frozen pipe can not only bring a home to a standstill and cut off water flow to tap and appliances, but it also threatens to cause the pipe to burst. Handling frozen pipes is one of the major plumbing services in Akron, OH we offer during the season, and we’re available 24/7 when you’ve got plumbing trouble like this. 

If you want to know what to do about a frozen pipe in your house, this post can help. If you want to prevent frozen pipes in the future, this post can help even more, so stick around… 

Continue Reading

Why Do Pipes Sometimes Burst in Winter?

Monday, December 28th, 2020
pipe-about-to-burst

If you’ve been a homeowner in a cold climate for at least a few winters, you probably already know about the dangers of burst pipes. When the temperatures drop below freezing, the threat level for burst pipes begins to rise. 

We’re familiar with this phenomenon since we’ve handled plumbing in Tallmadge, OH since 1963. We’ve seen our fair share of burst pipes, and so we can tell you about why this happens, as well as what you can do about it and how to avoid it. 

Continue Reading