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Should You Drip Hot Or Cold Water To Prevent Frozen Pipes?
Keep your pipes safe from the cold.
Extreme cold is driving a surge in frozen pipe calls across the Quad Cities, with plumbers warning damage can quickly become costly if pipes burst.
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After negative temperatures last weekend and cold conditions continuing through this week, some have been left with frozen water pipes.
If you're one of those folks, first try the locks on your other doors and do not use hot water on a frozen lock. Instead, AAA says to use a de-icing product or put a little hand sanitizer or isopropyl alcohol on your key which should allow you to insert it and gently turn.
Bill Perkins, CEO and Head Trader at Skylar Capital Management, says extreme cold has frozen gas supply, driven record demand, and could force a full repricing of natural gas if weather disruptions persist.