BURST PIPES CAN DO A LOT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE … SO TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW THAT OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING. DAVID MORRIS WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS THEY CAN GET UP TO 200 CALLS A DAY FOR EMERGENCY SHUTOFFS … WHICH STRETCHES THEIR CREWS REALLY THIN.
HE SAYS THERE ARE SO MANY CALLS THAT IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO RESPOND. THAT LEAVES MANY HOMEOWNERS WITH LEAKY PIPES THAT END UP CAUSING A LOT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE.
LET A FAUCET DRIP INDOORS … DISCONNECT HOSES OUTDOORS … AND COVER OUTSIDE SPIGOTS AND PIPES WITH AN INSULATING CUP OR HEATING TAPE. AND IF YOU NEED AN EMERGENCY SHUT OFF, CALL 842-WATR.
