You’d think that the walls of a house would protect water pipes against even heavy frost. Not so! We’ve had years when winter temperatures went down to -13C; last week’s frost was not nearly so heavy, but the damage has been serious. The water pipe outside a bathroom has become a fountain and we have lots of cleaning up to do.
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