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Freezing Pipes 🥶

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Snow-Ice Dams- Frozen Pipes Bursting Flooding Thermal Infrared Imaging

Plymouth County – Barnstable County – Norfolk County Bristol County Massachusetts

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When the weather stays in frozen conditions below zero degrees, this can cause havoc to your home or business. We can forget when to prepare for frozen pipes to burst or crack in the busyness of life.

Here are some pointers to help to prevent pipes from freezing: 🥶

  1. Keep the heat on at least 50 to 58 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Drain outside garden faucets, showers, etc Keep valve slightly open.
  3. Open inside faucets to allow for a slight dripping with moving water.
  4. Install foam pipe insulation sleeve wraps around copper pipes that are open in the basement or crawlspace  areas. Insulate wrap main water meter pipe valve.
  5. If or when a water leak occurs, shut off the water pipe valve. i.e. underneath a sink, cabinet. If necessary shut off water main valve. Have pipe repaired ASAP.
  6. If water damage dry out floor, walls, furniture, etc. ASAP within 24-48 hours to prevent mold damage.
  7. Use a space heater if needed or blower fan. Raise the heat in house or building.
  8. Be careful of any electrical that get wet by water.
  9. Call a professional for plumbing, electrical, water damage disaster, and mold assessment if necessary.
  10. If you make an insurance claim keep good documents of repairs, receipts, pictures, videos, etc. It is best for adjuster to see the damage before repairs and damage if possible.
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      Healthy Homes Indoors

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      Healthy homes is about the air that we breathe inside our homes. have you ever thought about the quality of air and what may be inside of your house or the place that you live. Air can move around from basements, crawlspaces, the living space where we sleep, eat, and even bathroom and kitchens. How about the furnace or the HVAC system where your heat and/or air conditioning flows from a duct vent or radiator pipes.

      Have you ever had a water leak in your home? How about a flood, a leaky roof, a damp basement or crawlspace. It has been said that people spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors. This means that you could be breathing bad air which may be making you sick. Some of the symptoms you may be experiencing such as headaches, dizziness, skin rashes, eye irritation, odors, sneezing, coughing, sinus congestion are just a few. You could be breathing in bad unhealthy indoor air and not even realize it.

      Mold has become a recent problem especially after flooding, excess water leaks, excess relative humidity, hurricanes, heavy rain storms, etc. Mold contamination grows where there is excess moisture and/or flooding. The longer the moisture or water stands indoors the more potential for mold growth, especially after 48 hours or more. Allergies and excess dust can trigger several reactions. Keeping the air quality clean indoors is important to lessen the allergy irritabilities.

      To have a healthy home it is best to pay attention to the details of your house. An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.

      We serve locally 23 plus years the Massachusetts, Greater Boston, Metro West North Shore South Shore and Cape Cod Region. Plymouth County, Barnstable County, Norfolk County, Suffolk County, Essex County, Middlesex County

      Andy Provitola CMC

      Environmental Resources

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      Hanover, MA 02339

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