When left unaddressed, frozen pipes can quickly become serious (and costly) problems. To deal with them promptly, it's important to know what to look out for.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rhode Island is getting the sort of mind-numbing cold that can spell disaster for old New England homes: frozen pipes.

A set of parallel pipes are frozen over and dripping with icicles. - Mikhail Yakovlev/Getty Images Cold winter weather can lead to much bigger headaches than just forcing you to dig out extra blankets ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Freezing temperatures are expected in the Lowcountry on Thursday night, and every year, burst pipes cost homeowners thousands of dollars. The Charleston Water System is ...

A cold front in Florida brings the risk of frozen and burst pipes, which can cause expensive damage. To prevent freezing, experts recommend letting faucets drip when temperatures fall below freezing ...

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A broken water pipe can be a messy – and potentially costly- situation. And now, with much of the U.S. and Alabama gripped by sub-freezing temperatures, concern about home safety has grown. Pipes ...