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re: Remember to drip yo water bruh. Wind chill of 2 degrees tonight.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:07 am to WaWaWeeWa
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:07 am to WaWaWeeWa
It’s a raised house with a crawl space. I only have one main, but I’d bet I have different lines coming off the main. The pipes that are frozen are all on the same side of the house.
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Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:08 am to TigerstuckinMS
quote:No
It has nothing to do with preventing freezing as the main goal and everything to do with preventing bursting if freezing happens.
Look. If I don't drip, my pipes will freeze. if I do, they won't. If you prevent the freeze, the burst is a non-issue. Science/logic.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:27 am to WaWaWeeWa
quote:
It is for you
Let me help you out. Dripping the water will reduce the chances that your pipes freeze by constantly replacing the water in the pipe. T chnically the temperature needed to freeze your pipes should be lower with a dripping faucet. However, if the temperature drops low enough the pipe will freeze regardless. This is where the open system of a drippping pipe is beneficial.
So what you're saying is that an open faucet cannot be relied on to prevent freezing in extreme cold, but it will prevent bursting. I wonder why I didn't say that opening the faucet was to prevent bursting before.
Now sit down and shut your manpleaser.
This post was edited on 1/17/18 at 9:32 am
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:28 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
I don't understand what you're saying with that 2nd point. The valve is the first thing that freezes every time. Once the valve freezes no water is getting by and the ice expanding inside of the valve busts it open.
Disclaimer: I have never read/researched any of this shite and am going off of what it looks like happens.
, I appreciate the disclaimer. Think about inside your house in this case. If your sink faucet freezes, it's the last thing to go.
Also, think about the water system in your HOME where M is the main line coming from the street or whatnot, X is the place where the freeze starts, and F is the faucet.
M.........X.........F
As that freeze expands, it can go back into the main line with no issues, but as it goes to the faucet, it will burst if there is no opening to relieve some of the pressure. Pressure in this case is the water pressure, and the unfrozen water will escape out of the faucet if you have it dripping. If there is no opening, the expansion of the ice and the pressure it builds will be a problem.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:43 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
The valve is the first thing that freezes every time
Simply not true. The portion of the pipe that will freeze is the most exposed and least protected part of the pipe. In our old house it was pipes that went through the garage ceiling (unconditioned space so terrible design) to the master bedroom. It had absolutely nothing to do with valves.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:20 am to TigerstuckinMS
quote:
So what you're saying is that an open faucet cannot be relied on to prevent freezing in extreme cold, but it will prevent bursting. I wonder why I didn't say that opening the faucet was to prevent bursting before.
Now sit down and shut your manpleaser.
You really are a stupid motherfricker
You said...
quote:
It has nothing to do with preventing freezing
And it does
Dumbass
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:32 am to slackster
But that's not what it does.
If goes M-------X-----F-----X and the F explodes
If goes M-------X-----F-----X and the F explodes
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:10 am to WaWaWeeWa
quote:
You do realize they build things differently in Vermont right?
It's a cabin with a mediocre wood stove and minimal insulation. They drip the tub. If they don't, they sit there with blow dryers the next morning to get the water flowing. If that place can get by dripping cold water through -15 like at Christmas, then I imagine that would suffice down south
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:12 am to Tiger in NY
Except we can't. I've seen more than enough water pipes bust to be convinced that a little slow trickle isn't always enough around here.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:17 am to tgrbaitn08
quote:
It’s a raised house with a crawl space. I only have one main, but I’d bet I have different lines coming off the main. The pipes that are frozen are all on the same side of the house.
I'm in this boat as well. How much do I need to worry about burstage? I've got two tubs and one separate shower not working (all on one side). Everything else is okay and everything connects to a middle main line.
Anything I should be doing now other than just waiting it out?
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:19 am to Mie2cents
"Wind chill makes the outside car temperature much colder"
- My dear step mom.
- My dear step mom.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:23 am to Y.A. Tittle
Open the faucets all the way and maybe you get lucky today. Happened with my kitchen faucet this morning.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:25 am to fightin tigers
I get the slightest tiniest trickle (TWSS) out of the shower when I open the faucet. I didn't know if I should keep it open, so I didn't. I'll go keep it open for a bit and see what happens.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:27 am to Y.A. Tittle
If you have flow it'll bust free pretty quickly.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:27 am to Y.A. Tittle
Took about 2 hours or so then I heard the faucet start blasting out.
I didn't have anything at first.
I didn't have anything at first.
This post was edited on 1/17/18 at 11:28 am
Posted on 1/17/18 at 12:05 pm to fightin tigers
quote:
Happened with my kitchen faucet this morning.
Same here. Dripped all faucets. This morning the cold faucet in the kitchen has no action. Just sit and wait time.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 1:52 pm to fightin tigers
quote:
Took about 2 hours or so then I heard the faucet start blasting out.
I didn't have anything at first.
YEP!!!
Thanks for the help.
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