Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1917 — Warning About Water Pipes. [ARTICLE]

Warning About Water Pipes.

Now is the time that fires are caused by householders attempting to thaw out service pipes by burning oil-soaked rags, and using other 111-advised methods In which an open flame is used. The proper way for the householder to restore an ice-clogged pipe to service is to wrap It with cloth and pour hot water upon it, or, If the freezing is too severe to yield to this treatment, the best plan is to send for a plumber. Apparently this is a minor detail, but attention to it may prevent needless fire loss running into thousands of dollars. —Engineering Record.