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About 121 nights a year below freezing, when uninsulated crawlspace lines give out

The oldest blocks in town run plumbing decades older than the newer builds toward Hollidaysburg

First frost typically lands around October 21

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Often the cold inlet or a nearby line has frozen, so the tank cannot refill. Other times the pilot or the burner has simply gone out. Either way it is worth checking whether other fixtures have full pressure before assuming the heater is the fault.

That depends on your policy terms, and your insurance provider is the one to ask. Many policies have notice requirements and conditions about heat being maintained in the house. Keep the damaged section of pipe if it gets cut out.

Close the main shutoff, then kill power to the water heater at the breaker if the tank could run dry. After that the water needs to be off while the split is found. A burst line rarely leaks where the ice formed, which is why the wet spot and the damage are often in different rooms.

It fails differently. Galvanised has usually narrowed with scale by the time it is this old, so it freezes solid quicker and splits along the seam or at a threaded joint. Copper tends to split along a straight run and can sometimes be patched more cleanly.