Today i know it is icy and snowy. Check a look at that fountain just covered in ice and cold this morning. Luckily, the roads are not to icy and pretty dry, but always be careful. Something you do need to keep in mind before you leave the house, take a look at your pipes. According to the Insurance Institute for home safety, were just a couple of degrees from the temperature alert threshold. They say at 20 degrees or below, pipes are vulnerable to freeze but it can still happen at these temperatures. The best way to tell if you have a frozen pipe is if you turn on a faucet, and only a trickle comes out. Pipes running against exterior walls or where your water enters the home through the foundation are most likely to freeze. Keeping your faucet open, applying a heated pad or hair dryer to a frozen pipe and applying heat until full water pressure is restored can help. That will keep your home safe do not use a torch to try to unfreeze. And if you can not thaw the pipe, call a plumber. Al
High in the upper 50s. More clouds for friday with periods of rain likely, warmer with highs in the lowers 60s. Saturday now looks a little wet and sunday drier, this is a change from yesterday. Moved up the timing of the weekend rain system. Highs upper 60s over the rain chance 60 both friday and saturday. Sunday returns to partly cloudy skies, highs near 60 the cold weather is sometimes a challenge for school didiricts around the state as they try to keep buses running and keep students warm. Raycoms Michael Clark has the story. Its the time of year when we see plenty of jackets and coats at schools but it keep temperatures s rm enough inside the buildings the lowest that our classrooms are allowed to get in the heating season, is 69 degrees. Kim melander and his crew showed me how they control the thermostat for every classroom in about 40 rock hill schools. Every building, every campus within the whole School District is tied together to one Energy Management system. From any compu
Geoff aly myles downtown. This morning, she is checking on ice. Aly good morning. Clear roads right now, especially around here, but you can see just how cold it is. Dozens of icicles hanging off the fountain. When the waters freezing outside, it means it is possible to freeze inside your home. According to the Insurance Institute for home safety, were just a couple of degeges from the temperature alert threshold. They say at 20 degrees or below, pipes are vulnerable to freeze but it can still happen at these temperatures. The best way to tell if you have a frozen pipe is if you turn on a faucet, and only a trickle comes out. Pipes running against exterior walls or where your water enters the home through the foundation are most likely to freeze. Keeping your faucet open, applying a heated pad or hair dryer to a frozen pipe and applying heat until full water pressure is restored can help. That is the best way to avoid an expensive and messy cleanup. And if you can not thaw the pipe, ca
Geoff they are diehards, arent they . Aly myles is in Downtown Greenville this morning. Good morning. Aly good morning, guys. It is hard to show people just how cold it is, but if you take a look the hind me at the fountain, you can see just how many icicles are hanging off of it. The icicles are hanging onto the bits there. According to the Insurance Institute for home safety, these temperatures can possibly freeze your pipes. We are a couple degrees away from the temperature alert threshold. At 20 degrees or below, pipes are vulnerable to freeze. The best way to tell if you have a frozen pipe is if you turn on a faucet and only a trickle comes out. Pipes running along exterior keeping your faucet on, applying a heated pad or hairdryer to the frozen pipe, and applying heat until full water pressure is restored are the tips they give. Do not use a torch to unfreeze the pipe. If you cant unfreeze it, call a licensed plumber. Geoff stay warm oututhere this morning. For the first time, a
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