We have been contacted by local water companies to advise that they are receiving a small number of customer contacts regarding frozen pipes. Area’s where we have received more than one call are listed on the attached spreadsheet. Please see the attached link for information on ‘protecting your pipes’  

 Preventing Burst Pipes - Winter Care

Prevention is always better than cure so try and protect your pipes from freezing and avoid the water damage, repair work and cost altogether.

·                          Insulate your loft and your water tanks.

·                          Insulate all your pipes.

·                          Open the loft trap door on cold days to let warm air circulate.

·                          If you're going away for a winter break, leave the heating on low if you can. Most modern boilers have a frost protection thermostat so that they come on automatically if     the temperature drops too low. Ask a friend or relative to pop round and check that pipes haven't burst or frozen.

·                          Replace washers in dripping taps – a slow drip or trickle can freeze and eventually block a waste pipe completely.

·                          Make sure you know where your stop tap is and check regularly that you can turn it off easily.