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Wrap your pipes and get ready for cold weather
Posted on 11/27/13 at 10:44 am
Posted on 11/27/13 at 10:44 am
25 F in south La tonight
Get a few of these
along with duct tape and old rags you can freeze protect anything
Get a few of these
along with duct tape and old rags you can freeze protect anything
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Posted on 11/27/13 at 10:45 am to Nodust
Open your facets in your campers.
Posted on 11/27/13 at 10:49 am to AlxTgr
Do you try to blow all the water out with a compressor first?
Posted on 11/27/13 at 10:54 am to Nodust
What's the best thing to cover citrus trees with?
Posted on 11/27/13 at 10:57 am to Motorboat
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What's the best thing to cover citrus trees with?
If they are really big, maybe a blue tarp from the hardware store. You could put a drop light in it also. I've also heard some people say pile some hay or mulch around the base of the tree to keep some warmth in.
Posted on 11/27/13 at 10:59 am to Nodust
quote:No, I have no way to do it. I have found that if you open the faucets, the freezing doesn't damage anything. Had an entire fixture blown across the camper once
Do you try to blow all the water out with a compressor first?
Posted on 11/27/13 at 11:08 am to AlxTgr
I shut the water off to my barn and blow it out so I don't have to wrap anything there. I made an adapter that I can hook my air compressor up to one spigot. Then just walk to each spigot and water trough open til only air comes out.
All I have is a cheap $65 harbor freight compressor.
All I have is a cheap $65 harbor freight compressor.
Posted on 11/27/13 at 11:12 am to Nodust
Posted on 11/27/13 at 11:16 am to Nodust
I have a bit of a problem maybe the wise OB'ers can educate me on. I dug up some water lines under my deck over the summer. Its a joint where one line splits off into 3. There is still a pretty big hole with the lines exposed and the hole in now full of water.
Will the lines being submerged in water be more protected than if exposed?
Will the lines being submerged in water be more protected than if exposed?
Posted on 11/27/13 at 11:17 am to Nodust
And I turn the pressure on the compressor down to 60psi. Just to make sure I don't blow a pipe apart at the normal 120 psi the compressor is set at.
Posted on 11/27/13 at 11:18 am to FelicianaTigerfan
Water is one of the best insulators. I would let the water stay in the hole.
Posted on 11/27/13 at 11:20 am to Nodust
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Water is one of the best insulators. I would let the water stay in the hole.
This is my thinking. No way the water in the hole will freeze solid so the water running through the lines will never be able to freeze, at least at that location. Thanks for the reassurance
This post was edited on 11/27/13 at 11:21 am
Posted on 11/27/13 at 11:33 am to Nodust
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Wrap your pipe
I like going in raw
Posted on 11/27/13 at 11:54 am to Nodust
Open your cabinets and drip your faucets.
Posted on 11/27/13 at 7:49 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
quote:This won't be a pipe-breaking freeze. For that temps have to remain at/below freezing for a longer time.
This is my thinking. No way the water in the hole will freeze solid so the water running through the lines will never be able to freeze, at least at that location. Thanks for the reassurance
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