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re: Louisiana Ice Storm Thread *Winter Storm Warning*
Posted on 2/10/21 at 2:41 pm to GEAUXmedic
Posted on 2/10/21 at 2:41 pm to GEAUXmedic
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even the weather.gov forecasts are based on their grids.
Of course, but grounded in a mixture of climatology and data analysis.
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Posted on 2/10/21 at 2:43 pm to GEAUXmedic
I'm guessing a tankless heater in the attic is a bit safer than tank?
Posted on 2/10/21 at 2:45 pm to BallsEleven
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Your attic should be heated enough from the living area beneath it so that your pipes don't freeze. As long as you have electricity.
I have two gas fireplaces, I think I'm ok.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 2:45 pm to Tiger Ryno
my tankless was fine the last time it got in the teens (2018?) but I have top of the line attic insulation
Posted on 2/10/21 at 2:47 pm to TigerTatorTots
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Maybe it is a Louisiana thing? I've never seen a house without one in the attic.
So I had to Google it because every single house I've lived in (in Kentucky) had the water heater typically in a first floor area like a laundry room. Even better if it's on a outside wall where you can just set it up to drain right out into the backyard if it leaks.
Apparently, it's done to save square footage and they usually work more efficiently in the warmer months in the attic.
It's apparently a Texas thing too.
I don't even want to think about the water damage if that thing busts in an attic.
JD Precision Plumbing explanation for water heater in the attic
This post was edited on 2/10/21 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 2/10/21 at 2:51 pm to BluegrassBelle
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I don't even want to think about the water damage if that thing busts in an attic
Ours in the basement and busted last year. I caught it pretty quickly before it did much damage, but we're still at around a $7k claim.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 2:52 pm to BluegrassBelle
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It's apparently a Texas thing too.
I have one in my attic in Collierville, TN, and I believe every house I've lived in in the area did as well.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 2:53 pm to jcaz
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Probably a safe bet to go ahead and buy some pipe insulation at the hardware store before it gets wild. I have a brand new DSLD home (first house) and nervous about how to prep it.
Be damn sure to insulate the water service entry from the ground up to where it turns into the house. This is typically at the corner of the garage on the recent DSLD homes.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 2:54 pm to 4LSU2
Yep that's where mine is at. Hoping some tubing does the trick.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 3:00 pm to jchamil
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I have one in my attic in Collierville, TN, and I believe every house I've lived in in the area did as well.
Same here. We have two in our attic. One big one and one smaller one.
This post was edited on 2/10/21 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 2/10/21 at 3:08 pm to SSpaniel
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This post was edited on 3/1/21 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 2/10/21 at 3:10 pm to geauxtigersgirl
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Meteorologist Nick Mikulas
The morning models have been pretty wild. I see some issues in the inner workings of the more extreme solutions, but even a compromise of all the data that leans toward the warmer stuff is pretty impressive. I’ll post an update this evening after I sort through the madness. And when I say “warmer stuff”, it ain’t warm. Not at all.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 3:12 pm to geauxtigersgirl
People here are ridiculous... Lets say you have 60 gallons of 120 degree water in your insulated water heater. Do you really think if its an average temp of 30 degrees for 2 days that it will freeze that mass?
No
No
Posted on 2/10/21 at 3:15 pm to TDsngumbo
OP, let's see some maps. I like pictures
Posted on 2/10/21 at 3:16 pm to JusTrollin
Thank you! But I think the bigger concern may be the lines going to and from the water heater, if it’s in the attic. The entire tank will not freeze 
Posted on 2/10/21 at 3:16 pm to Motorboat
I’m on my phone right now so I can’t.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 3:17 pm to JusTrollin
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People here are ridiculous... Lets say you have 60 gallons of 120 degree water in your insulated water heater. Do you really think if its an average temp of 30 degrees for 2 days that it will freeze that mass?
No
You think lines won't freeze?
Posted on 2/10/21 at 3:20 pm to BluegrassBelle
Maybe if you live in a shack? There is still a lot of heat transfer going to and from the lines in the tank and the majority of these are buried in celling insulation or in a wall.
If you are that worried just leave a hot water tap slightly open.
If you are that worried just leave a hot water tap slightly open.
This post was edited on 2/10/21 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 2/10/21 at 3:21 pm to TDsngumbo
The real issue is heat from the house if the power goes out. Not everyone has fireplaces to keep the rooms underneath the attic warm allowing for heat transfer upward. My attic is very well insulated and even stays relatively cool in the summer months for Louisiana. I may throw a thermometer up there just to see how low it goes for this round. Even with the water tank and lines up there, I don't foresee a problem. But I'll be keeping an eye on things even overnight.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 3:22 pm to BluegrassBelle
Seems it'd just be easier to close the valves coming into and out of the water heater than draining the whole thing.
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