Water expands when it freezes, and that’s bad for plumbing. Insulation—any insulation—is better than nothing.
The weather situation in Texas has been a terrible disaster. Cold temperatures, along with the loss of power, mean that many people have been stuck inside their homes with no heat. On top of that, most of the houses and buildings in Texas are not designed for extended periods of below-freezing temperatures. This means that there have also been many frozen and busted water pipes. Not good.
But everyone tries to make things work with what they have. You may have seen this photo making the rounds on Twitter, which data and
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