Pipes Burst In Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) - As temperatures rise and ice thaws across the metro area on Friday, plumbers expect a flood, so to speak, of burst pipes.

Burst pipes inside the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office left a big mess, which the department owned up to on Twitter.

Bell Home Solutions, a plumbing company in Golden, offered a few tips:

- Keep pipes insulated with foam coverings, especially those near exterior walls

- Check pipes in crawl spaces

- Watch plastic pipes; they are at risk of bursting, too

- Keep cabinet doors open that are near exterior walls

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• Jefferson County Sheriff's Office