Use this guide before the first hard frost and again if a tap stops running in freezing weather. Have pipe lagging, an outdoor tap cover, cable ties or tape, a torch and know where your internal stop tap is.
Step by step
Find your stop tap and test it
Locate the internal stop tap, usually under the kitchen sink or where the water pipe enters the house. Turn it off and on again to make sure it moves; a stiff one is far better discovered now than during a burst. Label it so everyone in the home can find it.
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