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Better to have water dripping or turn off main and drain.
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:05 am
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:05 am
I am in Houston and am leaving town. Trying to decide if I should turn off the main and open all faucets or have someone come and turn them all on a drip.
Tia
Tia
This post was edited on 12/19/22 at 10:10 am
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Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:06 am to GREENHEAD22
Drip.
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:06 am to GREENHEAD22
I'm in HTX and I will be turning off main and draining. Not worth the risk imo.
I am not leaving town until Saturday afternoon / Sunday morning.
Interested to see what others recommend.
I am not leaving town until Saturday afternoon / Sunday morning.
Interested to see what others recommend.
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:07 am to GREENHEAD22
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Trying to decide if I should turn off the main and open all facets or have someone come and turn them all on a drip.
how many faucets are in your single wide?
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:07 am to Oates Mustache
If you drip you have nothing to worry about unless it gets just absolutely stupid cold
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:07 am to GREENHEAD22
Drip if you are worried about freezing, you won't get it all drained out and it will pool in low spots and will freeze more easily that way.
This post was edited on 12/19/22 at 10:09 am
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:08 am to GREENHEAD22
drip 100%
you wont get all your water out to just drain, and it will freeze in the dumbest places
you wont get all your water out to just drain, and it will freeze in the dumbest places
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:09 am to GREENHEAD22
leaving town, i'd turn main off. any leak could be a worst case scenario not being home. eta: i'm not a plumber so i don't know for certain.
This post was edited on 12/19/22 at 10:11 am
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:10 am to Geaux23
If he's leaving all faucets open, what is the advantage to dripping? Seems like it's the same concept but dripping is a lower scale.
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:12 am to NATidefan
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it will pool in low spots and will freeze more easily that way.
But if the faucets are open, wouldn't the ice just move along the piping?
Pipes burst b/c of pressure issues with ice and not the ice itself, right?
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:13 am to GREENHEAD22
If you were staying home I’d say drip, but I don’t want to imagine the mess you’d have with a freeze or bust if you’re not there.
I’d probably turn off the main if I’m leaving town.
I’d probably turn off the main if I’m leaving town.
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:14 am to GREENHEAD22
Either one will work but if it were me I would shut off the main and drain just to be sure.
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:15 am to BluegrassBelle
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If you were staying home I’d say drip, but I don’t want to imagine the mess you’d have with a freeze or bust if you’re not there.
I’d probably turn off the main if I’m leaving town.
Exactly. I turned off the main and left faucets open (my plumber told me to do this also).
Other than time turning back on the main, I don't see the advantage in dripping. I see a ton of potential issues with dripping, though. I dripped through the ice/snow storm a few years ago without many issues, but I was there
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:15 am to BluegrassBelle
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you were staying home I’d say drip, but I don’t want to imagine the mess you’d have with a freeze or bust if you’re not there.
Wut? Dripping prevents that from happening.
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probably turn off the main if I’m leaving town.
And then you'd come home to broken pipes unless you legit flush out all the water, which most people won't do.
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:16 am to GREENHEAD22
Turn main off and open your exterior and farthest inside fixture. Drip can still freeze. Hell, I had my pool fountain freeze while running. The fountain is 6' wide and shoots water up. It gets cold enough it will still freeze your drip even if its open full throttle. The water will expand when frozen so open the fixtures for the water to expand out just in case.
I would be more concerned about your hose bibs freezing and causing damage. An inside drip would be fine for most freezing temps. Another issue is if you lose power for some reason and are not home. We had this happen the last two winters in Dallas. Power loss with extreme cold temps = water damage.
I would be more concerned about your hose bibs freezing and causing damage. An inside drip would be fine for most freezing temps. Another issue is if you lose power for some reason and are not home. We had this happen the last two winters in Dallas. Power loss with extreme cold temps = water damage.
This post was edited on 12/19/22 at 10:19 am
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:16 am to SlowFlowPro
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But if the faucets are open, wouldn't the ice just move along the piping?
Maybe??? But I know if he drips it won't freeze to begin with.
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:17 am to GREENHEAD22
Other missing advice here.
Open your cabinets where pipes are located. The heat from the house help prevent freezing as well.
Open your cabinets where pipes are located. The heat from the house help prevent freezing as well.
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:17 am to GREENHEAD22
If you’re leaving, turn off main, open all faucets, and allow to drain. Opening the faucets allows any water that may freeze room to expand
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:18 am to SlowFlowPro
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I turned off the main and left faucets open
Just make sure you don’t miss any low points that you might not normally use.
This post was edited on 12/19/22 at 10:19 am
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:18 am to SlowFlowPro
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If he's leaving all faucets open, what is the advantage to dripping? Seems like it's the same concept but dripping is a lower scale.
I assumed it was that the flowing water prevents a big block/pressure build up if it does freeze. Seems that’s the case:
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Although this helps, the truth is that at extreme temperatures water can freeze even while it is flowing. The real reason a dripping faucet can help prevent pipes from bursting is that the constant drip relieves pressure that is building up in the pipes between the ice blockage and the faucet, and helps to prevent them from bursting when the pipes begin to thaw.
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