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8 steps Austin homeowners can take before the next hard freeze, based on National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio forecasts and lessons from Winter Storm Uri.

Locate and label your main water shutoff valve — make sure everyone in the household knows where it is before a freeze hits.
Insulate exposed pipes in the attic, garage, and exterior wall cavities with foam sleeves.
Disconnect, drain, and store every garden hose before the first hard freeze.
Cover exposed hose bibs with insulated covers.
Drip interior faucets (hot and cold) slowly when a hard-freeze forecast drops into the upper 20s.
Never let the thermostat drop below the mid-50s, even while traveling.
Know your water heater’s shutoff location, and have older units checked before winter.
Build a short grid-outage plan: stored water, a battery light source, and a way to charge a phone.
Source: Austin Winter Freeze & Pipe-Burst Prevention Guide by Austin Plumbing Pros — a 24/7 Austin plumbing dispatch service. Free to embed on HOA, community, and neighborhood sites — please keep this attribution link.
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