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Should you leave faucets running all day?
Posted on 1/17/18 at 7:41 am
Posted on 1/17/18 at 7:41 am
They say to let them drip overnight but what about during the day when it's cold as it is today?
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Posted on 1/17/18 at 7:42 am to King of New Orleans
Yes
Posted on 1/17/18 at 7:42 am to King of New Orleans
Yes.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 7:43 am to King of New Orleans
Yeah turn both knobs all the way on ever sink and shower.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 7:45 am to King of New Orleans
If you are not going to be using them throughout the day, yes
If you are home and will be using your faucets routinely, it probably isn't needed
If you are home and will be using your faucets routinely, it probably isn't needed
Posted on 1/17/18 at 7:46 am to King of New Orleans
Im going to. Turned them on this morning (forgot to last night) and bunch of ice came out. I've literally never seen that before.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 7:49 am to King of New Orleans
You live in a trailer? Then yeah!
Posted on 1/17/18 at 8:08 am to King of New Orleans
If pipes have already frozen, should you still crack the faucets to relieve pressure as ice thaws? Or does it matter at this point?
Posted on 1/17/18 at 8:09 am to LSUZombie
Ur done bro. Just gonna have to ride it out.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 8:15 am to King of New Orleans
I left the faucet running last night, but it was on cold. Got up this morning with no hot water pressure. Crawled under the house and had an icicle hanging from the first elbow from the heater
Posted on 1/17/18 at 8:29 am to King of New Orleans
I would yes
Posted on 1/17/18 at 8:31 am to LSUsuperfresh
Just a heads up, icicle means it's either leaking or getting water on it from somewhere. Likely has been leaking and you just noticed it because ice.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 8:58 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Just a heads up, icicle means it's either leaking or getting water on it from somewhere. Likely has been leaking and you just noticed it because ice.
Yeah. I think it busted last night.
This post was edited on 1/17/18 at 8:59 am
Posted on 1/17/18 at 8:59 am to King of New Orleans
Only if you’re planning to rob the McAllisters
Posted on 1/17/18 at 8:59 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Little different scenario. Slab house. Turned off the main last night and drained the pipes. This morning main was frozen. Warmed it up with hair dryer. Spigot with the main has water. Rest of house does not. Any help?
Posted on 1/17/18 at 8:59 am to King of New Orleans
Just continue to use toilets, wash clothes, dishes etc and you'll be fine.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:00 am to King of New Orleans
Yes. Running water costs almost nothing, but a burst pipe will cost you a ton
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:04 am to secondandshort
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Little different scenario. Slab house. Turned off the main last night and drained the pipes. This morning main was frozen. Warmed it up with hair dryer. Spigot with the main has water. Rest of house does not. Any help
Very hard to really drain all the pipes, unless you hook up an air compressor, anyway you should be okay as far as bursting goes, just leave valves open and eventually after will flow
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:06 am to LSUZombie
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If pipes have already frozen, should you still crack the faucets to relieve pressure as ice thaws? Or does it matter at this point?
Yes leave open, will help with thawing as well as relive pressure
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:16 am to Tigerpaw123
Any suggestions on speeding up the process? Gas tankless water heater if that helps. Should I leave the outside spigot running for a little while? Just drip it? Don’t matter? Lol. Thanks for the info.
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