How to Keep Water from Freezing

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Open the cupboards below your sinks.. Allow the faucets to trickle in below-freezing temperatures.. Leave the temperature on at least 55 °F (13 °C) if you go out.

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1

Open the cupboards below your sinks.

Step 1

Open the cupboards below your sinks.

2

Allow the faucets to trickle in below-freezing temperatures.

Step 2

Allow the faucets to trickle in below-freezing temperatures.

3

Leave the temperature on at least 55 °F (13 °C) if you go out.

Step 3

Leave the temperature on at least 55 °F (13 °C) if you go out.

4

Detach your garden hoses before a freeze.

Step 4

Detach your garden hoses before a freeze.

5

Wrap insulation or heat tape around outdoor spigots.

Step 5

Wrap insulation or heat tape around outdoor spigots.

6

Keep your garage doors closed.

Step 6

Keep your garage doors closed.

7

Know where your water meter is and keep it free from clutter.

Step 7

Know where your water meter is and keep it free from clutter.

8

Fill your animals' bowls with hot water.

Step 8

Fill your animals' bowls with hot water.

9

Keep your pets' water in thick rubber or plastic dishes.

Step 9

Keep your pets' water in thick rubber or plastic dishes.

10

Place commercial hand warmers under small animals' water bowls.

Step 10

Place commercial hand warmers under small animals' water bowls.

11

Place a water bowl inside of a styrofoam cooler for small animals.

Step 11

Place a water bowl inside of a styrofoam cooler for small animals.

12

Use a larger bowl or tub to hold the water for large animals.

Step 12

Use a larger bowl or tub to hold the water for large animals.

13

Use a water circulator in livestock troughs to keep the water constantly moving.

Step 13

Use a water circulator in livestock troughs to keep the water constantly moving.

14

Place floating objects in the animals' water to break up surface ice.

Step 14

Place floating objects in the animals' water to break up surface ice.

15

Invest in a tank heater or heated water bowl if it freezes often where you live.

Step 15

Invest in a tank heater or heated water bowl if it freezes often where you live.

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