With temperatures plummeting and it only set to get colder, there's an increasing risk of the water in our pipes freezing.
When this happens the frozen ice expands and can explode the pipes, and this can be disastrous. While it may sound like a small inconvenience, frozen pipes can actually cause thousands of pounds of damage.
And at a time when many of us are already really feeling the squeeze, it's a financial headache we could do without.