Winston-Salem Utilities tips to avoid freezing pipes, burst [Video]

REPAIRED AROUND 6:00 THIS EVENING. AND WITH COLDER WEATHER COMES DRIPPY FAUCET SEASON. YEAH, THAT’S ACCORDING TO WATER UTILITIES IN WINSTON-SALEM. WHO TOLD OUR SARAH SOWERS SOME TIPS FOR PREVENTING YOUR PIPES FROM BURSTING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE FREEZING PIPES, A RISK THAT CAN BE AVOIDED BY TAKING A FEW STEPS TO PREPARE YOUR HOME. TIS THE SEASON FOR FREEZING AND THAWING OF WATER, AND WHEN THEY’RE IN PIPES THAT CAN CAUSE THOSE PIPES TO SHIFT UNDERGROUND AND CATCH ON THINGS AND BREAK. AND IF PIPES FREEZE, YOU’LL BE OUT OF WATER. OR WORSE, YOUR PIPES COULD BURST, CAUSING FLOODING AND HEFTY REPAIRS. BUT THERE ARE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING. IF YOU KNOW IT’S GOING TO BE REALLY FRIGID, AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU’VE HAD PROBLEMS IN THE PAST, YOU CAN JUST LET YOUR FAUCET FAUCET DRIP VERY SLOWLY. OF COURSE, YOU DON’T WANT TO HAVE …