A frozen outside spigot can cause serious water damage to your house and belongings. At any point, if the water nozzle freezes, it creates humongous pressure that can harm nozzle segments and burst pipes. Fortunately, you can protect an open-air spigot from a spring freeze with these four basic advances.

1. Open the Faucet
Open the fixture handle as far as possible. This unseats the inside stem washer from the valve seal so that the water can start to flow once you’ve defrosted the frozen spigot.

2. Wrap With Rags
Wrap old clothes or towels over the handle, shaft, and supply pipe. Now, try to make the wrap as cozy and warm as could be expected under the circumstances, but leave room around the spigot opening so that the defrosted water can stream out freely.

3. Drench With Hot Water
Cautiously pour the heated water over the wrapped nozzle. Gradually saturate the material, then stop and check for any stream outflow from the faucet. It may take several attempts before the nozzle starts to thaw.

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