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Spoke to a plumber today who gave good advice on faucets for the freeze
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:23 pm
ETA This is for pier and beam homes or homes with crawl spaces
Said cold water and hot water lines are separate but the cold feeds the hot. Said most people don't know you have to leave the HOT water running all night, not the cold. Also said you need to do this for EVERY water source/faucet in the house. Also said the ice cold wind is what you are protecting the faucets outside against. Said that is why you should wrap them. He's been a master plumber for 32 years and said during the last freeze the busted pipe calls he had to go and see about were people not leaving the water running and the ones that did freeze with water running were because they were running the cold water. He said you do not need to drain any pipes, that's overkill and unnecessary. Hope this helps!
Said cold water and hot water lines are separate but the cold feeds the hot. Said most people don't know you have to leave the HOT water running all night, not the cold. Also said you need to do this for EVERY water source/faucet in the house. Also said the ice cold wind is what you are protecting the faucets outside against. Said that is why you should wrap them. He's been a master plumber for 32 years and said during the last freeze the busted pipe calls he had to go and see about were people not leaving the water running and the ones that did freeze with water running were because they were running the cold water. He said you do not need to drain any pipes, that's overkill and unnecessary. Hope this helps!
This post was edited on 12/22/22 at 2:45 pm
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Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:25 pm to financetiger
We should let the engineers on this board chime in on the effects of bubble wrapping a house during a named winter storm
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:25 pm to financetiger
I run both.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:26 pm to financetiger
Who is so dumb they run cold water to keep the pipes from freezing?
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:26 pm to financetiger
If he's been a plumber for 32 years, he knows the three rules for Plumbers:
shite flows downhill
Payday is on Friday
Never chew your nails
shite flows downhill
Payday is on Friday
Never chew your nails
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:26 pm to ELLSSUU
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We should let the engineers on this board chime in on the effects of bubble wrapping a house during a named winter storm
Big, medium, or small bubbles?
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:27 pm to ELLSSUU
From the way he explained, bubble wrap should be fine if it's wrapped thick enough. It's the wind you are protecting against. I'm sure if you wrap it thick enough you should be good.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:28 pm to Areddishfish
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I run both.
Always have.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:28 pm to financetiger
I live in the norks and my house is well insulated. Hope none of y’all in the south have problems though.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:28 pm to LSUGrrrl
He said lots of people don't think it makes a difference.
This post was edited on 12/22/22 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:33 pm to financetiger
Any reason water pressure wouldn't stop if everyone was doing this?
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:35 pm to LEASTBAY
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Any reason water pressure wouldn't stop if everyone was doing this?
This is a big reason to not run water all night.
There's absolutely no need to do this if your house is on a slab.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:35 pm to financetiger
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He's been a master plumber for 32 years
And fixing frozen pipes is what feeds his family.
I’d be very skeptical of any advice he gives you that would result in a 4-figure come up being taken away from him.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:38 pm to LEASTBAY
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Any reason water pressure wouldn't stop if everyone was doing this?
Because I live in a very rural area. There simply isn’t enough volume to affect water pressure.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:39 pm to LNCHBOX
Slab or not, water lines in exterior walls will freeze. Pex water lines help a lot but many homes don't have them (old ones anyway).
If water line is on an exterior wall, such as kitchen sink, open up the doors beneath the sink, or bathroom sink, etc. Let some warm air get in there.
If water line is on an exterior wall, such as kitchen sink, open up the doors beneath the sink, or bathroom sink, etc. Let some warm air get in there.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:40 pm to financetiger
quote:
Said cold water and hot water lines are separate but the cold feeds the hot. Said most people don't know you have to leave the HOT water running all night, not the cold. Also said you need to do this for EVERY water source/faucet in the house. Also said the ice cold wind is what you are protecting the faucets outside against. Said that is why you should wrap them. He's been a master plumber for 32 years and said during the last freeze the busted pipe calls he had to go and see about were people not leaving the water running and the ones that did freeze with water running were because they were running the cold water. He said you do not need to drain any pipes, that's overkill and unnecessary. Hope this helps!
1) run BOTH hot and cold. yes cold feeds the water heater but you still have a separate line to each fixture. anywhere that the water does not flow is at risk to freeze. any branch line that does not have water moving (both hot and cold) can freeze.
2) wind will speed up the heat transfer in the piping. lower the temp the faster the heat transfer as well
3) a remote hos bib line in the attic/on exterior wall wil not have water flow if the hose is not dipping as well. houses on the wind facing wall (usually North or NW wall) are at the most risk.
4) yes yu do not need to drain the pipes and shut off the water, but a line that is drained and pressure off will not freeze and burst.....
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:40 pm to financetiger
I’ve always let either hot or cold and I don’t do every faucet only a few
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:41 pm to LNCHBOX
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There's absolutely no need to do this if your house is on a slab.
your feeder lines in attic can freeze
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:41 pm to financetiger
What kind of house are we talking about?
Because half that shite is completely incorrect for a regular home on slab.
Because half that shite is completely incorrect for a regular home on slab.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:41 pm to LSUGrrrl
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Who is so dumb they run cold water to keep the pipes from freezing?
i'm dumb enough to believe that, during a bad freeze, cold water sitting still in the lines will freeze, and also dumb enough to believe that the water in the lines underground is always above freezing in Louisiana, and also dumb enough to believe that running 50 degree water out of the ground and through the pipes won't let the pipes freeze.
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