An Iowa City resident wrote to Curious Iowa, a series from The Gazette that answers readers’ questions, to find out what ...

Insulate whatever pipes you can that are exposed,” Palmer said. “In the house, you wanna have faucets dripping at night. That way you have the constant water flowing. And t ...

The building had no heat, and all the pipes and fittings were freezing cold. When the furnace was fired up and the water ...

When the temperature drops to dangerously cold levels everyone must take notice and use prevention to keep from suffering ...

This longer period of cold air may freeze some pipes in older or less-insulated homes and mobile homes. Well-insulated homes or ones with extra pipe coverings or even flexible piping like PEX are less ...

such as Pex piping, is a little more weather-enduring. But the copper pipes, if there isn’t water flowing through them, they get stagnant and begin to freeze up and burst and create more damage ...

so it breaks the pipe," Bany said. Bany said homeowners should consider PEX piping, which is flexible and expands under pressure, making it less likely to burst during freezing conditions.

But if you can’t replace your PVC pipes with PEX in time for freezing weather, Palmer said insulation is key. “Insulate whatever pipes you can that are exposed,” Palmer said. “In the house ...