Why hot water pipes burst more often than cold water pipes in cold country ??
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Water pipes burst because the water inside them expands is it gets close to freezing, and this causes an increase in pressure inside the pipe. When the pressure gets too high for the pipe to contain, it ruptures.
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"Water pipes burst because the water inside them expands is it gets close to freezing, and this causes an increase in pressure inside the pipe."
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