Freeze Warning

It looks like another winter storm is headed for north Texas and is expected to arrive tomorrow night.   This means another round of freezing temperatures, and that means you and your enterprise should take the appropriate steps to prepare for very cold weather.   And, having just been informed of some burst pipe incidents from the last cold snap, I’d like to underscore the importance of preparing water pipes for cold temperatures in order to protect them from freezing.  Among these precautions are what you would expect:

• Wrapping pipes which are exposed to the outside (including those under a building, if they are above ground
• Letting water drip from faucets and spigots (if you are going to be near the property)
• Draining above ground and/ or exposed pipes (if you are going to be away from the property)

Also, as we (or at least those of us in the ERCOT grid) noticed after last week’s storm, keep some flashlights and batteries accessible in case a freeze results in rolling black outs.