How to winterize hot water heater to prevent frozen pipes
If you're heading south for the winter or leaving a vacation home empty, it's a good idea to winterize hot water heater tanks to avoid a messy, expensive disaster. There is nothing quite as heartbreaking as walking into a basement or a utility closet in the spring only to find that your heater turned into a giant, cracked ice cube over the New Year. It happens more often than you'd think, but the good news is that preventing it is pretty straightforward and doesn't require a degree in plumbing. ...