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Because the cold makes them slightly more brittle and the water in them freezes and in doing so it expands (needing more room) and this makes the pipes bulge and crack. You discover the problem as the ice melts!
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoWater in pipe freezes, expands, and cracks pipe.
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∙ 10y agoThe water expands when it freezes and cracks the weakest point in the pipe.
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∙ 9y agoThe extreme cold freezes the water and makes it expand in the pipe. When the pipe expands with the water, the pipe will then burst in the extreme coldness.
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