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Home > HVAC Tips > News & Info > Time to winterize your hoses and outdoor faucets

Time to winterize your hoses and outdoor faucets

November 17, 2016

With winter knocking on everyone’s door this weekend; now is a great time to put away hoses and winterize your outdoor faucets/spigots.

Hoses left out to the elements can quickly freeze and bust.  Outdoor faucets or commonly referred to as spigots can also freeze causing the supply water pipes to burst.  A burst pipe can cause thousands of dollars in repairs and is easily preventable.

 a pipe leaking with freeze damage

Winterizing Hoses:

  1. Drain
  2. Roll up – PRO TIP: Screw the male and female ends of the hose together after draining and rolling up to prevent any remaining water from leaking.
  3. Store out of the elements in a garage, shed, or basement.

Winterizing Outdoor Faucets:

  1. Close off the supply valve that provides water to your outdoor pipe supplying the outdoor faucet. (Most homes have a separate outdoor water supply valve close to the location of the outdoor pipe.)
  2. Drain the remaining water out of the outdoor pipe and outdoor faucet.
  3. Close the outdoor faucet valve.
  4.  If you do not have a separate outdoor water supply valve that you can shut off. Cover the faucet and exposed pipe with an insulating material, cover with plastic, then secure in place with duct tape.
  5. Make sure the interior and outdoor pipes are thoroughly insulated.
  6. If you are unable to insulate the outdoor faucet with insulating material; your local hardware store sells insulated faucet protectors that encapsulate the entire outdoor faucet.

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