Winter weather can wreak havoc on your plumbing. To prevent expensive damage, it's important to insulate your pipes and faucets before the cold weather hits. The faucet covers range here at Ace forms an essential part of any winterization strategy to protect your home's plumbing against the costly results of freezing and bursting.
How to Choose Faucet Covers for Winter
Faucet covers are simple devices designed to keep your outdoor pipes from freezing when the temperature drops in your area. You'll also be able to use your garden faucet much easier during the winter months when you don't have to fight frozen fittings. Depending on your needs, there are a few different faucet covers that may work for you.
Foam Faucet Covers
A simple foam faucet cover provides insulation against frost and may be enough in milder winter conditions. For more protection, pair a foam cover with a nylon sock that slips easily over the faucet and ties shut with a drawstring. This combination provides fast and effective insulation that's easy to remove if you still need to use the faucet during winter.
Plastic Faucet Covers
For areas with harsher winter weather, a plastic faucet cover provides an extra level of protection when the temperature plummets far below freezing. These covers enclose highly insulating foam in durable plastic that's built to withstand the toughest of winter weather conditions, including hail, ice, and snowstorms.
All these kinds of outdoor faucet covers are available in many sizes to match your specific plumbing, making it simple to winterize your yard quickly and cost-effectively.
Other Insulation and Cover Accessories for Winter
Outdoor faucet covers aren't the only winter essential you'll need to protect your pipes against plunging temperatures. To fully safeguard faucets against frost, all garden hoses should be removed and stored safely over winter.
Hose Covers
A hose cover will help keep emptied and stored hoses from cracking or splitting if you keep them in an outbuilding or cold basement. Combine a regular hose cover with a hose bib cover to insulate the hose outlet, and your watering equipment will be protected, whatever the winter weather throws at your yard.
Backflow Valve Covers
A backflow valve cover will ensure that you can continue to protect your drinking water supply from backflow contamination even when the temperatures fall below freezing. With backflow valves being mandated under more and more residential building codes, a backflow valve cover is essential if your area regularly experiences sub-zero temperatures.
Protect Your Plumbing with Outdoor Faucet Covers from Ace
A winter plumbing failure is costly and disruptive. Ensure your outdoor faucets enjoy great protection, with options from Freeze Miser, Frost King, Faucet Sock and other brands at Ace. Browse our full range of outdoor faucet covers and accessories online or head to your local Ace for tips and advice from our helpful staff on properly insulating your faucets.
