Why do water pipes burst after it warms up?
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Why Do Freezing Pipes Burst? ... When water freezes, its molecules crystalize into an open hexagonal form, which takes up more space than when the molecules are in their liquid form -- that is, the water molecules expand as they freeze. As the ice expands, it pushes water toward the closed faucet.Feb 14, 2014
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Why Do Freezing Pipes Burst? ... When water freezes, its molecules crystalize into an open hexagonal form, which takes up more space than when the molecules are in their liquid form -- that is, the water molecules expand as they freeze. As the ice expands, it pushes water toward the closed faucet.Feb 14, 2014