Guard your pipes: Freeze warnings threaten Augusta homes

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- With temperatures dipping to below freezing at night and possible winter weather headed our way this weekend, it is important to know how to protect your water pipes in your home and office.

When those temperatures drop, the water in your pipes expands as it freezes, possibly causing them to burst which creates costly damage.

“They feel like because the weather is, you know, 20-25 and it’s been…you know, we don’t usually have that much of a problem here in Augusta, that we won’t have any problems. But it’s not the case. Any time it’s less than 32 degrees, there’s a probability of your pipes freezing,” explained Larry Jones, President of Universal Plumbing in Augusta…

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