Open Cabinet Doors When Its Cold
In unheated garages shut off water to washing machines.
Open cabinet doors when its cold. In cold weather either the water to the washer or the drain to the sewer freezes. If you plan to be away. Some doors stick even in dry winter weather of course so a balky door can be a year round problem. If you have small children be sure to remove any.
The wood swells and the doors become difficult to open and close. The first impulse of many do it yourselfers is to shave wood off the door. The danger with this is that you may damage the door or the cabinet. Drip hot and cold faucets in kitchen and bath.
We have opened the wall and put more insulation added an inside vent to allow house heat keep the area warm placed a small. Let hot and cold water trickle or drip at night from a faucet. Open cabinet doors under sinks adjacent to outside walls. Make sure heat is left on and set no lower than 55 degrees.
You can also remove the hinges if you can t get the cabinet door open. Take extra precautions to protect pipes that have frozen in the past. Drip single control faucets with lever set in middle. Open kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate around the plumbing especially if your sinks are on an exterior wall.
In sustained sub freezing weather let water drip slowly from inside faucets. The easiest and often most efficient thing to do is run a dehumidifier to pull the moisture from the air. If the cabinet door is stuck due to expansion you can try prying it open with a flat head screwdriver. Water softeners should be drained and protected from freezing temperatures.
Open cabinet doors under sinks. During freezing weather leave cabinet doors open under kitchen or bathroom sinks especially if they are located against an outside wall to allow warmer room air to circulate around pipes. Open cabinet doors to allow more heat to get to un insulated pipes under a sink or near an outer wall.