Metro Atlanta neighbors preparing their homes for holiday arctic blast

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Some Cobb County houses are already prepped and prepared forward of this week’s dangerously chilly climate.

That is unchartered territory for a lot of of us within the Metro Atlanta space, who will not be used to buying provides to guard their houses throughout excessive temperatures.

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Channel 2′s Elizabeth Rawlins spoke to at least one home-owner, who says he watched a YouTube video to learn to cowl and defend his pipes and his out of doors pool.

This vacation and winter season includes a serious studying curve for Southerners, who usually equate the “excessive chilly” to dripping their taps.

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Nonetheless, pipes can nonetheless freeze if temperatures drop beneath 20 levels for an prolonged period of time.

It’s all about conserving your pipes heat, so when you’re chilly in areas of your private home like your basement or storage, so are your pipes.

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So whether or not or not you might be at house, don’t let your thermostat drop beneath 55 levels.

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