When freezing temperatures come, frozen pipes can break, causing severe water damage to a home.frozen pipes

Issues are caused by water freezing, which causes it to expand. If it is in your pipes, it has nowhere to expand into, forcing it to break pipes, faucets, and appliances.

There are some easy ways to keep your pipes – and home – safe during freezing temperatures:
Insulate the pipes that are exposed to the outside, such as hose spigots and lines in garages, basements, crawl spaces, and attics.
If an indoor pipe or faucet is on an outside wall, consider leaving the tap dripping to keep water moving and less likely to freeze.
Set thermostats at 55 degrees or higher if you leave the house for more than a day.
For outside spigots, turn off the water lines to the outside, and then drain what water is remaining.
If you suspect you have broken pipes, shut off the main water valve and contact City of Roswell Water Utility at 770-641-3707, or Fulton County Water at 770-640-3040. You can also report a leak via the City of Roswell mobile app, located in the Apple and Android app stores.

If you are a Roswell water user, you can sign up for the Aquahawk monitoring system which will tell you if you have a leak. Sign up at www.roswellgov.com/Aquahawk.