{"id":61817,"date":"2026-01-22T21:43:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T01:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=61817"},"modified":"2026-01-22T21:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T01:43:19","slug":"a-psa-from-halifax-water-on-preparing-for-cold-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=61817","title":{"rendered":"A PSA from Halifax Water on preparing for cold temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NOVA SCOTIA:<\/strong> As a precaution, Halifax Water would like to remind customers that freezing temperatures can cause issues with internal plumbing and the privately-owned section of the water service lateral; which can result in a loss of water service.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help avoid this, it is recommended that customers ensure there is a safe heat source<\/strong> in the area where your water service lateral enters your home – usually in a basement or utility closet near your water meter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to do if you lose water service during extreme cold?<\/strong>
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1.    Check the Halifax Water website (halifaxwater.ca\/notices<\/a>) for a known water service outage in your area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    If your water has stopped flowing, and you are not impacted by a known service outage in your area: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

a.    Please contact our 24\/7 emergency line at 902-420-9287. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

b.    We recommend that you close the water shut-off valve controlling water flow inside your home. This can help minimize the risk of flooding from frozen, cracked, or split plumbing caused by freezing temperatures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where is the water shut-off valve?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As illustrated in the picture below, the valve can usually be found at the point the water line enters your home, between the entry point and the water meter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your shut-off valve does not work, contact a plumber. If water must be shut off at the property line for the repair, please contact Halifax Water at 902-420-9287.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To ensure the safety of our communities and their staff, please maintain a safe distance when Halifax Water staff or contractors are working in your area.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on Halifax Water, please check www.halifaxwater.ca<\/a>, visit them on YouTube, or Twitter @HalifaxWater, Facebook, or call their Customer Care Centre at 902-420-9287.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NOVA SCOTIA: As a precaution, Halifax Water would like to remind customers that freezing temperatures can cause issues with internal plumbing and the privately-owned section of the water service lateral; which can result in a loss of water service.\u00a0 To help avoid this, it is recommended that customers ensure there is a safe heat source […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53470,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[10149,10150,10151,50,45,6456],"class_list":["post-61817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","tag-cold","tag-cold-temperatures","tag-cold-weather","tag-halifax","tag-halifax-water","tag-psa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/53470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}