Why it is Important to Protect Water Pipes From Freezing?

Most recent answer: 12/19/2015

Q:
why it is important to protect water pipes from freezing
- saeed (age 16)
iraq
A:

Because in contrast of the most material, water expands rather than contracting upon freezing. That means, the volume of a certain amount of liquid water occupying the pipe will tend to increase. But this means a "pressure" on the pipeline, so they will fail at some weak points and crack!

Tunc


(published on 12/19/2015)