http://www.preventfreezing.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:25:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_113" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Heat Pipe Tape"][/caption] We decided to put Powerblanket (Heat Tape Blankets) to the test against the best standard heat tape products on the market to see if they could outperform this age old method of heating and thawing frozen pipes.  What we noticed first, was the Powerblanket ... http://www.preventfreezing.com/2009/12/15/heat-pipe-tape/ Living in cold climates presents a host of weather-related problems. We get hundreds of phone calls every year asking our recomendations on how to thaw frozen pipes, ground, engines, and machinery. We get an equal number of calls from businesses and consumers requesting information on how to prevent costly downtime ... http://www.preventfreezing.com/2009/10/05/thaw-it-fast/ There isn't a whole lot to say when it comes to new technologies. Most of the freeze prevention technology out there has been around for a while. Heat tape and insulation are as standard and familiar as they come. This doesn't really help us though, does it? The only real new ... http://www.preventfreezing.com/2009/10/05/new-technologies/ Freezing water pipes have proven to be quite a problem in this day and age. Each winter, a quarter of a million homes are ruined due to pipes freezing and bursting, causing lives to be disrupted and money to be wasted. In fact, a three millimeter crack in a pipe ... http://www.preventfreezing.com/2009/10/05/prevent-frozen-pipes/