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About 109 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 Smithfield

First frost typically lands around November 1

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Anything attached to the tap keeps the barrel from draining, and that includes splitters, timers and quick-connect fittings. They hold a small volume of water right at the point that freezes hardest. Taking them off in autumn is the whole preventative measure.

It's enough to freeze the short unheated runs first: the pipe feeding an outdoor tap, a line crossing a cold crawlspace, anything in an uninsulated garage. The main house plumbing usually rides it out. The trouble is that the small frozen section splits without warning and only leaks once things warm up.

Requirements vary by municipality, but a dedicated interior valve on any hose bib is standard practice regardless. Without it the only way to isolate a failed outdoor line is the main. That matters at the moment something splits.

Roots are more of a problem for drain and sewer piping than for a pressurised supply line, since supply pipe is sealed. Roots can still shift shallow piping over time. If an outdoor line moves enough, the joint at the wall is where it gives.