Homes and Gardens on MSN

Walmart Shoppers Love This Easy-to-Use $29 Frost King Cable Kit That Prevents Frozen Pipes

There is an easy fix, though, and Walmart shoppers are loving the Frost King electric heating cable to insulate your pipes, ...
Fix It Homestead on MSN

How to keep pipes warm with things you already own

Frozen pipes turn a normal cold snap into an expensive emergency fast. You don’t always get much warning, either—one really ...
CONTRACTOR

Many heat tapes can pose a fire hazard

MY AUGUST column about winterizing plumbing systems (pg. 44) generated a number of e-mails. Several questions were asked on using electric heat tapes. A memory long tucked away in the back recesses of ...
MLive

Space heater, old heat tape on frozen pipes responsible for Oakfield Township mobile home fire

OAKFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI — A space heater and old heat tape used to thaw frozen pipes caused an Oakfield Township mobile home to go up in flames Wednesday afternoon. The space heater caught the ...
KY3

How to keep your pipes from freezing as arctic blast approaches

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -Below zero temperatures are headed our way, so local plumbers say now is a good time to prepare your pipes before the arctic blast. “These people are coming in right now ...