Winter Storms Will Turn Into Frozen Pipes

Wednesday, 2/2/2011

11 am

I have to note the conversations I have had with my Mom about the horrible storm of 1967. Since I was born in December of 1967, it is kind of like my calling to pay attention to this big storm. Ironically, my mom took my three older sisters to a Valparaiso University musical (or something like that). There was also a huge storm the week before I was born. My mom unfortunately slipped on the ice and my sisters told on her when she got home. My dad was quite frustrated that my Mom took her three daughters to an event at Valparaiso University so that they might enjoy a culturing event.

With all the snow we got last night (18 inches), it has snowed most of us in. Yesterday, I went to check out a couple of properties that we are watching while certain individuals are gone on vacation and the fact that they wanted to make sure their homes were ok. A couple of years ago, I remember a customer that went to Egypt all to find out by their daughter that their washing machine blew an intake hose flooding out their home. As I put it, this family went to visit the Nile and the Nile came to visit them.

The weather is warm enough right now (17 degrees), but it is going to get colder soon. Did you know that traditionally when it snows, the weather is warmer and the humidity is higher. This is when electric wires get waited down. When this happens, there is an unusual amount of power outages like Com-Ed from Chicago faced (I believe that about 90,000 homes were affected from loss of electricity. Usually, after a snow storm, the weather gets colder. The humidity in the air goes down. It is supposed to get extremely cold later today. We are supposed to experience colder temperatures in the next week. When this happens, pipes will break.

What causes pipes to break?

When a pipe is exposed to cold air, the pipe will expand to the point to where it will break. If the pipe freezes and breaks, many times it will not leak because of the water being frozen in the pipe prevents any water from flowing. Once the water does break the ice, the pipe will flow freely causing damage to home and contents. This is usually about a day and a half later.

Pipes that I have seen frozen are usually pipes that are on exterior walls of a structure. I also see hose spigots that have the hose attached reminiscent from the summer usage

Once the roads are plowed, Tudor Cleaning and Restoration has the ability to get to homes to help people that have been affected by pipe breaks, sump pump failures from over usage or loss of power.

When your home is affected by a water loss, call Tudor Cleaning and Restoration at 219-465-6904.

http://www.tudorservices.com

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James Tudor

Tudor Cleaning and Restoration Services

443 East U.S. Highway 30

Valparaiso, IN 46383

Phone: 219-465-6904

Fax: 219-531-7733

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