There are multiple precautions you can take during this week's cold snap to protect water pipes exposed to exterior walls.

Employees were handwashing at the prep sink instead of the hand sink. Water in a restroom was not 100 degrees Fahrenheit. There was no hand soap at a kitchen sink.

Health NZ has confirmed the burst pipe at Auckland Hospital has been successfully repaired overnight, with hot and cold water now ... Temporary portable sinks were available in some operating theatres ...

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When we touch something hot or cold, the temperature is consciously sensed. Previous studies have shown that the cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is responsible for thermal sensations.

"It was just a lot of water coming out, flooding everywhere. With it being this cold, we knew something was bad." It was indeed something bad, but not something unexpected. Clark's family snapped ...

(Halifax Water) With cold days ahead, Halifax Water wants customers to be aware of their internal plumbing as freezing temperatures can cause issues that lead to loss of water service.

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