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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Lucy Searle

How to protect an outside faucet from freezing in winter – in 4 simple steps

Drop of water falling from gold outside tap.

It's the time of year when you need to find out how to protect an outside faucet from freezing – if they haven't succumbed to the frost already.

Sure, a frozen faucet is annoying, especially if you were hoping to give your car a wash or your winter garden ideas a watering once the frost had lifted. But in fact, a faucet that's frozen over can be much more than just an inconvenience – it can do some serious damage to your home's plumbing.

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