My pipes froze, or I'm worried they will

A frozen pipe under the home is an expensive way to start winter. Foam, tape, and an afternoon of work go a long way toward preventing one.

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• Kidde plug-in carbon monoxide alarm

  Worth having if anything in your home burns gas, oil, or wood. Put one near sleeping areas.

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• Frost King foam weatherstrip tape

  Self-stick foam for gaps around doors and windows. Cheap, quick, and easy to redo each fall.

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• Frost King foam pipe insulation

  Foam sleeves for exposed water lines under the home. Where a line has heat tape on it, cover the cable with fiberglass insulation instead, as heat tape instructions call for.

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• Lasko ceramic space heater

  For warming one cold room. Plug it straight into a wall outlet, never an extension cord, and keep anything that can burn at least 3 feet away (U.S. Fire Administration guidance).

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• Frost King automatic heat cable for water pipes, 6 feet (HC6A)

  A 6-foot cable with a built-in thermostat for the water line under the home. Keep it off the ground, and wrap it in fiberglass pipe insulation as the instructions call for.

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• Frost King indoor shrink film window kit, 3-pack

  Clear shrink film for drafty windows over the winter.

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