Frequency of cold weather to prevent water pipes burst

 17 days, Village of Zhang Qian Wang told reporters reflect Narcissus: low temperature for several days, making her home solar water heaters, water pipes are cracking, and water is poured over the floor. According to Ms. Zhang introduced the cold weather, has resulted in several households in the district of solar water heaters, home water pipes cracking. Burst frequency, how to prevent it?

urban marketers of solar water heaters in a brand manager, said Zhang, solar water heater pipe cracking mainly from three reasons: there is water, water pipe, water pipe water in winter to will be frozen, then the volume will be larger, less dense, so hard to support expansion of water pipe, water pipe will be torn; the poor quality of water pipes, there is a pipe joints; steel, iron and wood products in low temperatures The following will become brittle, weak pressure will rupture. Chapter

manager said that if no air conditioning heating home, at night in the freezing measures should make the tap. Especially north of the kitchen and bathroom, close the window should also pay attention to wind problems. Pipes exposed to freezing methods, usually with cotton, plastic foam insulation package, wrapped in the outer layer should be wind and waterproof material, such as plastic film, cable ties and other composite foil, these materials are sold building materials market. Note Do not ignore the elbow pipe, fittings, valves, etc.. Indoor water can bring their own insulation, and wrapped the pipes wrapped with sawdust, sawdust insulation works well. North the temperature is too low kitchen, small water valve should be closed before going to sleep, exhausted left turn on the tap water to prevent freezing damage. Can also be slightly twisted the faucet, so that the water flowing water, without freezing. ? Home using solar energy, solar water heaters, be careful not to put too full of the water, or cold water after the pipe Splitting easily. If the water has frozen

, blow drying hair dryer available, or a towel wrapped around water pipes, and then slowly poured over with warm water, must not use fire roasted or boiled water emergency hot, so make the pipe burst.