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preventing freezing pipes
Posted on 12/19/22 at 7:21 am
Posted on 12/19/22 at 7:21 am
We will be out of town for the incoming freeze, and I plan on turning off main water supply to home and draining the system.
Have a tankless water heater in the attic. Should I turn off the tankless heater while the water is drained? Anything else to consider? Thanks in advance.
Have a tankless water heater in the attic. Should I turn off the tankless heater while the water is drained? Anything else to consider? Thanks in advance.
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Posted on 12/19/22 at 9:02 am to lsumed
Same question, except I have regular gas tank water heaters. Should I turn them off?
Posted on 12/19/22 at 9:09 am to lsumed
You should turn off water heaters if they are empty.
One electric ones, refill water before powering back on. Otherwise, the cold water will contact the hot elements and they will typically crack and fail.
One electric ones, refill water before powering back on. Otherwise, the cold water will contact the hot elements and they will typically crack and fail.
Posted on 12/19/22 at 9:57 am to lsumed
I would stand to think that if your water heater is in the attic and set your thermostat to 65 then the heat from the house will ensure the attic will not get anywhere close to freezing temps when it comes to worrying about the water heater freezing over. Turn off water main, drain every interior/exterior faucets/spigots.
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:35 am to lsumed
I was going to start a post, I have the insulated bags to put over the outside hose valves, what else do i need to do around the house to prevent pipes from bursting? do i lest all of my faucets inside drip? (bath tub, shower, sink, etc?)
Posted on 12/19/22 at 11:07 am to lsumed
This post in a H&G Board thread by Gumpland Tiger, who owns a water restoration company, from a couple years back was very thorough in the steps one should take to minimize/prevent freezing pipes. I bookmarked b/c it was so detailed. LINK
Another thing in one can do in addition to dripping faucets, is to let your dishwasher run during the night, say 2-4 am, to keep water moving through pipes for a couple hours - most dishwashers have a time delay of , 2, 4 , 8, … hours.
Another thing in one can do in addition to dripping faucets, is to let your dishwasher run during the night, say 2-4 am, to keep water moving through pipes for a couple hours - most dishwashers have a time delay of , 2, 4 , 8, … hours.
This post was edited on 12/19/22 at 11:09 am
Posted on 12/19/22 at 12:58 pm to lsumed
I have #2 tankless on my house, each on the exterior. My understanding is the "tank" has its own element of protection for very low temps. With the service line I have an enclosure on the water lines but I'm wondering if I should open them and stuff with a little batting to protect them.
Posted on 12/20/22 at 1:40 pm to lsumed
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preventing freezing pipes
I need some input on this as well.
Bought my house in April, it’s raised on a concrete pad. Used to have subfloor insulation but pulled it all out over the summer. Iplan to insulate the water main and hose bibbs and going to cover the crawl space access. Is there anything else I should be worried about?
Might be screwed if I need to insulate anything else under the house as everywhere in New Orleans is sold out of supplies it seems.
This post was edited on 12/20/22 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 12/21/22 at 9:35 am to lsumed
I always heard that you set your dish washer to run in the middle of the night and that pulls a lot of new water through your pipes. That’ll help prevent freezes as well.
Anybody ever done this?
Anybody ever done this?
Posted on 12/21/22 at 9:52 am to lsumed
I remember probably 6-7 years ago, it got down to the single digits(w/wind chill) and the high was in the teens. My house, at the time, was pier & beam. I had wood skirting all around, most of the pipe(not pex) insulated and water running with a steady low stream from all inside faucets and those darn pipes still froze. By the grace of god, none of my pipes burst or even leaked after they thawed out.
This post was edited on 12/21/22 at 10:16 am
Posted on 12/21/22 at 10:39 am to lsumed
Another tip - dump the ice out of your ice maker each night before bed, it keeps the fridge line pulling water all night to make new ice.
Found this out back in 2020 when this was the only line I had freeze up.
EDIT - D'oh! Drop4Loss nailed this on page 1. Chalk me up for 0% reading comprehension.
Found this out back in 2020 when this was the only line I had freeze up.
EDIT - D'oh! Drop4Loss nailed this on page 1. Chalk me up for 0% reading comprehension.
This post was edited on 12/21/22 at 10:47 am
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