Official Website of the
City of St. Helens
St. Helens, Oregon, USA
home |
 |
PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW WHO IS
EXPERIENCING THESE FRIGID TEMPERATURES:
During freezing temperatures such as what we've been experiencing
lately, water pipes can very easily freeze up in your house.
This is a courtesy reminder to take precautions to prevent this from
happening to you:
- Leave your under sink cabinet doors open, especially
if the sinks are against outside walls. This keeps the pipes under the
sink warm.
- Leave your kitchen and/or bathroom water faucet
trickling; sometimes a drip isn't enough.
- Try to keep your temperature in your home at at least
60 degrees.
- Insulate open areas around your house that could
allow freezing air into your pipes.
- Close outside vents.
- Disconnect hoses from bibs
and cover bibs. You can do this easily with a towel and rope or
rubberbands if you don't have the styrofoam vent covers.
- Find a way to heat your garage.
If you experience freezing pipes, call the St. Helens Dispatch number at
(503)397-1521. Do not tamper with the City's water meter. You may be
able to use a blow dryer (NEVER A TORCH, THOUGH), to blow hot air on the
meter to warm it up. But call Dispatch before you do that.
The Weather Channel has some tips on preventing freezing pipes which
might help you. Check out this link:
PLEASE SEND THIS TO ALL THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
And if you know anybody who owns a vacant building or home, please try
to contact them to help them prevent freezing pipes which can wind up
causing extensive damage to buildings and homes.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, help your neighbors,
especially the elderly and disabled.
Thank you.