Funviralpark Landlords have urged them to turn down their water taps during the freeze, but city services say their own water systems can adversely affect water pressure.
Houston Public Works advises residents not to run the taps during the upcoming freeze.
Philipp Mauerhofer/EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEmIn light of this week’s arctic freeze, Houston Public Works is directing all residents of Houston and Harris County No Let it drip from the faucet as a way to avoid the pipe freezing and potentially bursting. Houston’s water system is unlike other cities in Texas, and faucets that drip too much can actually cause pressure drops throughout Houston’s system, city officials said.
Despite the fact that landlords send out weekly urgent notices to residents to carefully drip water from the faucets, the city instead puts water around the sinks to help the ambient air warm the pipes naturally. asked people to leave the door open.
City officials have also instructed people to wrap all exposed pipes, either outdoors or indoors, in blankets, pipe protectors, or towels.
Houston neighbors said unheated, insulated pipes in attics and garages were essential to prevent pipes from freezing and cracking, and home sprinkler systems also needed to be turned off and properly drained to avoid problems. I added that there is.
According to the Houston Chronicle, local plumbing companies are preparing for a flood of emergency calls from cracked pipes that spiked during devastating 2021 Winter Storm Uri.
Temperatures across the Houston area are expected to drop significantly overnight on Thursday. By 1 a.m., temperatures in the city are expected to hit 20, possibly 10 degrees, and subzero weather is expected to continue through Christmas on Sunday.
