FAIRBANKS — Q: What is heat tape and when might I need it in my house? A: Do you rely on heat tape to prevent pipes from freezing in the winter? Summer is a good time to inspect visible heat tape ...

A: Despite its name, heat tape isn’t sticky tape in the traditional sense, rather it is an electrical heating cable that is widely used to keep at-risk plumbing piping from freezing in the winter. You ...

MY AUGUST column about winterizing plumbing systems (pg. 44) generated a number of e-mails. Several questions were asked on using electric heat tapes. A memory long tucked away in the back recesses of ...

Q. The heating ducts in our basement are exposed, and I know a lot of heat that I’d like to have upstairs is being lost moving through the ducts. The main duct is large and rectangular and runs almost ...

WEBVTT BE REMOVED TOMORROW PARTS OF THE BUILDING. JANELLE: A HOUSE FIRE IS BLAMED ON A COMMON WAY HOMEOWNERS KEEP THEIR PIPES AND FREEZING. >> THE FIRE CHIEF WAS THE FIRST TO GET TO THE HOUSE AND SAW ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — After a warmer December than usual, experts say now is the time to protect your home from the winter weather, before it’s too late. Before the temperatures in the teens ...