Since it's under 32 degrees we have to keep the kitchen faucet running. How in the heck do I leave it running and stop the horrendous torturous noise? I have tried putting a towel down, a bowl, tying a string to it, HELP ME PLEASE SOMEBODY!!! LOL I can handle almost anything in life but this aaaaaaaahhhhhh help...me...

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LOL, I can feel your pain! We finally got above freezing today after 3 days. I only run the faucets when it gets below 25, we've been hitting 14 and 15 degrees at night, so I make sure I let some water run in the bathtubs and bathroom sinks too. I have my outside faucet covered with a styrofoam insulated thingy. For some reason the kitchen "dripping" is louder than any of the others. Sorry, I don't have any ideas for you.

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We always used to lay a few washclothes under the faucets to sort of "pad" the noise. It's amazing how annoying the sound can get after a while!

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Would putting a large sponge in the sink help? Seems like it might cut some of the noise.

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ummmm.....we've been in the double digit NEGATIVE temperatures, and we don't leave the faucet running.

May I suggest that you do some research and determine whether you truly need to leave the faucets running.

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Ditto! We have been well below zero for the past few days, and I do not run the faucets. Have you considered opening up the cabinets under your sinks to let some warmer air into the area?

We've never left the faucets running. It has been in the 20's here all week.

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Someone please clarify. We have never kept the faucets running, and we used to live in Minnesota, where it gets frigidly cold. Why, exactly, do you have to keep the faucet running? Can you insulate the pipes?

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We don't leave water running either. I heard it's the wrong thing to do (the news did a story on it locally at some point). It rarely gets THAT cold here but it was the double negs early this week and we had high 20's today. We get a lot of 15-30 degree days and don't run the water. It's going to be a big whopping 3 on Sunday. I too would check to make sure it's something you should do. The news story here said it was a common misconception

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My brothers are plumbers and love people that don't let the water run.. It brusts the pipes. Maybe it is the way some places insulate the pipes but here they are not insulated on the outside.

running water DOES freeze! Waterfalls freeze, and what do you think causes icicles? Water running off of something and freezing before it hits the ground. Springs and creeks freeze, rivers freeze---and they are all running/moving water.

Leaving a faucet "dripping" is not sufficient enough to keep pipes from freezing. If you live in a home w/ a heating system, and your inside pipes are not exposed to the outside cold, it should not be necessary to leave water running in your home.....

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It was eight below here this week and never got about 18 today I don't think. We've never, ever run our faucets in the cold and have never had a pipe burst.

I beg to differ leaving the water running both hot and cold DOES prevent the pipes around here from freezing. Every plumber says to do it and on the news etc they say to do it. The first year we lived here we did not do it and the pipes froze we had to take the blow dryer out on an orange cord to defrost them.
Insulation holds heat in it does not create heat. It depends on where your pipes are. If your pipes are inside then no problem. Our pipes are outside with just a wooden "box" to match the house around them. We insulated but we still have to create heat to keep the pipes from freezing.
Leaving the water on does that.
And now my husband came home from work he put the string on it so I don't hear a thing.

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Frozen Plumbing, Burst Pipes - Why It Happens, How To Avoid A Flood

per this article, if you do leave your faucets on, the diameter of the flow of water should be about that of a pencil--a drip is not going to keep it from freezing.

It would seem that there are indications for leaving the faucets on. Thankfully, while we live in an area that experiences extreme cold (wind chills have prodcued temps of -40 or so) we live in a relatively modern home, with modern conveniences.

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Interesting the differences we have all heard/read

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What surprises me the most is the difference in pipe locations. We live in northern Minnesota and obviously it gets pretty cold around here...while frozen pipes are an issue if the heat goes off for some reason, they are not the norm. Obviously our pipes are ALWAYS inside the house, and they are well insulated. Sometimes people might have their pipes in a crawl space, but extra insulation usually solves that problem. I never even considered that some people might have plumbing pipes running on the exterior of their houses...wow! Live and learn...thanks for teaching me something today!