Winter approaching, the temperature continues to drop. Every winter, many people will be home water pipe cracking. Yesterday, the reporter how the water pipe to freeze and thaw and other issues, interviewed Lhasa water company official, the person in charge to remind the general public should be well in advance of the freezing water pipe work.
Lhasa water company official, Mr Gu told reporters that the cracking of water pipe from the recent analysis of the situation, the vast majority are not in place because of the indoor pipe insulation and other factors. For exposed outdoor water pipes, water meters, taps and other facilities, the public can use cotton, plastic foam insulation material wrapped insulation; Tian Han, especially in the evening to close all the balcony, kitchen, bathroom windows, to ensure that the room temperature at zero degrees Celsius; if the temperature at minus 5 degrees Celsius, can be a little screw on the tap in the evening to ensure the water flow pipe to prevent freezing at night; water at night to do the work, preferably water, to avoid the next day inconvenience of life;
solar water heater set to freeze water pipes should be installed vertical drainage, and timely emptying the water tank, solar water heaters to prevent freezing.
Every winter when the temperature is relatively low, many people will be home water pipes freeze. If the house water pipes have frozen, what is a good way to thaw it? Mr Gu told reporters, the public water pipes can be wrapped with a towel with warm water and then slowly poured over, or water pipe of the edge of the ice grill, you can thaw such as temperature automatically. At the same time be gentle with a hard object struck water pipe, until the melting of frozen pipes, water can flow smoothly. But can not be heated directly by fire or scalded with boiling water, in order to avoid burst water pipe or water meter.
Mr. Gu said that if members of the public house or frozen water pipe burst, and the related units and the public can not be resolved, you can call the city of Lhasa water company service hotline 0891-6805209, Lhasa water company's repair service personnel will be rushed to the scene .
