October 30-As early as next week, a cold front is heading toward the central United States. According to AccuWeather, Oklahoma will drop below freezing for the first time this season. These reports remind homeowners that it is time to let their houses pass the winter.

Residents who keep their houses through the winter can save on heating bills and possible damage to pipelines caused by freezing temperatures. According to Tahlequah Lumber’s sales assistant Christian Cruz, there are many things homeowners can do to prepare for temperatures below freezing.

One of the fastest solutions homeowners can do is to buy an outdoor faucet cover, which usually sells for about $3. The user puts the styrofoam accessory on the faucet, faucet or faucet to protect them from the cold.

"This is the first thing you want to do," Cruz said. "Most of these frost-free fire hydrants will shut down. If you have any slight leaks, the water will expand and freeze into the house. This is the cheapest option. If you have an outdoor faucet, this is the basic protection."

It is also important to check the seals on doors and windows. In the spring and autumn months, filling the gaps is not important to maintain the indoor temperature. In the colder months, homeowners can save money by investing in weather strips.

"When it comes to shielding the door from wind and rain, there are many options," Cruz said

There are some weather strip slides under the door. Other stripped card entry box. If the door is not used frequently, installing a wind deflector under the door may be sufficient. Homeowners can also use rubber door side sealing strips, which cushion the door and seal it.

Cruz also recommends using insulated bags for unused air conditioning units.

"For air conditioners, there are bags covering them. If [air conditioners] are not heating and cooling, then you want to wrap a bag around them. Otherwise, you will have a continuous air flow through there," he said.

Many old houses in Cherokee County have only single-glazed windows, making the rooms very cold.

Buying double-glazed windows can be expensive, so he recommends using window film, which is a plastic sheet that can form a thin layer of air between the window and the inside of the house.

For people living in trailers, freezing temperatures are particularly worrying because they can damage pipes. Insulation of pipes under crawl spaces is necessary because exposing them will cause them to crack.

The pipe insulation looks like pool noodles, wrapped around them to keep them insulated. For pipes that require a little extra heat, Cruz recommends using heating tape.

"I don't know why they call it heating tape. It is a rope with heating elements around it. You wrap it around your pipe and it touches and heats a specific part of the pipe. We have different lengths. If you There is water supply entering the house and wrap it up to make sure it does not freeze from the ground," he said.

It is also important to understand the type of plumbing used in the house. The PVC pipe will break when frozen. PEX pipes will expand and contract during freezing and thawing. The user can blast the PEX pipe with heat to keep the fluid running.

In rural Cherokee County, many residents live on well water. During the cold winter in February, many wells froze, causing pipelines to rupture. At that time, many people came to Tahlequah Lumber to buy heating lamps and install them in their wells.

Cruz said: "I know that many people freeze their houses during the cold snap because they don't take the initiative." "You will see a lot near Briggs and Wheeling. If we were not so cold, it wouldn't happen. But. If we reach -13 degrees, it will freeze into a solid. The heat lamp will keep them flowing."

It is also important to ensure that the furnace is working properly. Due to the rising cost of wood, many residents are using pellet stoves this year. Currently, Tahlequah Lumber sells a ton of pallets of wood pellets for US$275, which makes them competitive with wood blocks.

Cruz observed that many people are buying smokers this year. As the weather gets cooler, it is important to take time to relax and enjoy the colder months.

"They are very popular in winter. People like to see smokers smoking in the cold," he said.

This year, he expects that many residents will enjoy smoked turkey in a well-insulated home for Thanksgiving.

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