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re: Drip faucets or turn off water
Posted on 2/20/25 at 7:27 pm to VandyBoysWhistler
Posted on 2/20/25 at 7:27 pm to VandyBoysWhistler
Drip faucet on most remote fixture.
Set dishwasher on time delay to run in early morning hours
Set washing machine to run on delay in early morning hours
Cover all exterior hose bibs.
Insulation only buys you time. Temps below freezing for so long without water flow and it will eventually freeze.
Set dishwasher on time delay to run in early morning hours
Set washing machine to run on delay in early morning hours
Cover all exterior hose bibs.
Insulation only buys you time. Temps below freezing for so long without water flow and it will eventually freeze.
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Posted on 2/20/25 at 7:33 pm to VandyBoysWhistler
Turn off the water then drip faucets.
Posted on 2/20/25 at 8:12 pm to Kid Ray
quote:
BR feel like temp was 19 degrees last night
That’s not how it works.
It can be 35 and if the wind is blowing 30 mph the “feel like” is 22 degrees. But nothing is going to freeze because it’s 35.
Posted on 2/20/25 at 8:13 pm to VandyBoysWhistler
quote:
Do I drip faucets Friday to Sunday or shut off the water?
If turning off the water is a viable option for you then that’s the best thing you can do. Make sure you still turn the faucets on and leave them open while you are gone.
Posted on 2/20/25 at 8:20 pm to The Boat
quote:
nothing is going to freeze because it’s 35.
This is a bullshite take. There are many things that will freeze when it is 35. Certain benzene compounds, acetic acid, certain high grade peanut oils, some toxic metals.
Idiot.
Posted on 2/20/25 at 8:57 pm to Breesus
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Posted on 2/20/25 at 8:59 pm to The Boat
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 4:04 am to 2Dueces
Don’t be so angry. Baseball seasons is here your team is usually pretty good.
This post was edited on 2/21/25 at 4:05 am
Posted on 2/21/25 at 4:22 am to LSUfan4444
quote:
leave cabinet doors open
Never understood this in modern houses with insulation. If the inside of your house gets cold enough to freeze pipes inside, opening a cabinet door isn't going to make a difference.
Posted on 2/21/25 at 11:37 am to The Boat
quote:wind chill isn't actual temperature, but as for 19 degrees-quote:
BR feel like temp was 19 degrees last night
That’s not how it works.
It can be 35 and if the wind is blowing 30 mph the “feel like” is 22 degrees. But nothing is going to freeze because it’s 35.
I had to work Wednesday and Thursday. Yesterday morning at 5:20, I went outside to start the cars and run them until they get to operating temp (that way, it takes awhile to get back down to ambient, and by then it's daylight and warming up). I did it before I went to bed, and when I got up. I took a thermometer gun outside, checked temps. *I have 2 guns, I use to check AC output etc. They're within .3 of each other, and on par with the home thermostat. House was set to 70, my floor was 67, 65 in the lower area furthest from the unit. Ceiling in the kitchen was 75.
My driveway and yard were 19 degrees. 19.1 on one, 19.3 on the other. Oh, and yeah, there also was a strong wind from the north, which made it even worse for how it felt, regardless of freeze temp.
Things may or may not happen, but I've seen busted pipes. My neighbor had to replace the waterpump and radiator in a truck after our last freeze, so I've seen that stuff too. I don't want to deal with that, and all it takes is 10 minutes to occasionally run vehicles, and about $10 to run water a few days. If you're up anyway, run the cars, probably less than a dollar total for all three with gas.
Posted on 2/21/25 at 11:43 am to Breesus
quote:
This is a bullshite take. There are many things that will freeze when it is 35. Certain benzene compounds, acetic acid, certain high grade peanut oils, some toxic metals.
I usually turn off my peanut oil at the main on the road when it gets below ~38°. Usually I fill a bathtub with enough oil to hold me for a few days before I turn it off.
This post was edited on 2/21/25 at 11:44 am
Posted on 2/24/25 at 2:31 pm to The Boat
Last time I checked freezing temp was 32 and that's what the actual temp was 
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