01/21/2026
Mother Nature is sending us some cold weather this coming weekend, so we wanted to share a few helpful tips to keep your home safe and warm:
• If you have hot water baseboard radiators but mainly use a heat pump, consider turning up your baseboards. When heat pumps run, the water in baseboard systems can sit stagnant, increasing the risk of freezing and bursting.
• Check your heat tape to make sure it’s plugged in. With all the holiday decorating and takedown, plugs can accidentally get disconnected.
• Block any drafts you notice, cold air hitting pipes can cause them to freeze quickly.
• Open cupboard doors under sinks if your plumbing is on an outside wall. This allows warm air to circulate around the pipes.
• Consider leaving a tap on a slow, steady drip. Moving water is much less likely to freeze.
And lastly, please be patient this weekend. Your local plumbers will likely be very cold and very busy!
Wishing everyone warm thoughts, warm homes, and warm pipes!