Schools advised to avoid burst pipes

SCHOOLS are being advised to take measures to avoid serious damage to plumbing during the continuing freezing weather conditions.

As homes and businesses hope to avoid problems such as burst pipes caused by last January’s similar cold spell, schools also are trying to address the same problems.

Schools are already facing, from January, cuts of 5% in their Department of Education funding for maintenance, including heating and plumbing facilities, according to pre-budget details in last week’s four-year national recovery plan.