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Water dripping strategy - Official Discussion
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:26 pm
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:26 pm
Do you drip every faucet in the house? One per room (either sink or shower)? One per floor? One in each wing of the house?
Do you drip some from the hot side and some from the cold side of the faucet? Or just hot water that goes through the water heater?
Do you drip some from the hot side and some from the cold side of the faucet? Or just hot water that goes through the water heater?
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Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:27 pm to jafari rastaman
Yes
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:28 pm to jafari rastaman
I drip every faucet, me, sha
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:28 pm to jafari rastaman
I crawl under the trailer and loosen the connection to the city. Works like a charm.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:29 pm to jafari rastaman
The one farthest from the source to keep pressure off the pipes. It can still freeze if cold enough but keep open. I know some that trickle many faucets. North facing walls too. If you are fearing a freeze you can turn off the house supply and drain the system.
This post was edited on 1/19/25 at 6:31 pm
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:29 pm to jafari rastaman
I drip one on each end of the house. Hot and cold drip whenever it's stupid cold like it's about to be.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:29 pm to jafari rastaman
only the faucet(s) with pipes within exterior walls, a mixture of warm/cold water, and a stream about the thickness of a pencil
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:30 pm to jafari rastaman
If you live on a slab there is zero reason to drip pipes unless it’ll be below freezing for 3+ days straight.
To each their own tho.
To each their own tho.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:30 pm to jafari rastaman
I only drip the cold water in all rooms... Why?
Gas heater, don't want the flame igniting over and over and over all the time. Only when necessary.
But I have an open crawl space under the house with a floor furnace. I an sure it's pretty toasted under the house right now.
Gas heater, don't want the flame igniting over and over and over all the time. Only when necessary.
But I have an open crawl space under the house with a floor furnace. I an sure it's pretty toasted under the house right now.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:30 pm to jafari rastaman
When in doubt, drip them all. And do both hot and cold. But depending on how the water is distributed through the house, if slab on grade, 2 story,raised house some don’t need it dripping.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:31 pm to Don Quixote
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only the faucet(s) with pipes within exterior walls, a mixture of warm/cold water, and a stream about the thickness of a pencil
this.
also start a load of laundry and dishes right before going to bed to get several hours of warm water going through at the start
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:31 pm to Gator5220
Per room. You need to drip both.
If you have a delay function on your dishwasher and/or washing machine you can set them to run in the middle of the night to get more water through the lines.
If you have a delay function on your dishwasher and/or washing machine you can set them to run in the middle of the night to get more water through the lines.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:31 pm to jafari rastaman
Also open any cabinets with plumbing fixtures on exterior walls like kitchen sinks etc. The cabinets keep the warm air of the house from getting to the pipes and they can freeze inside the home
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:31 pm to jafari rastaman
I’m going to make a thread on how everyone ties their shoes
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:34 pm to wickowick
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Also open any cabinets with plumbing fixtures on exterior walls like kitchen sinks etc. The cabinets keep the warm air of the house from getting to the pipes and they can freeze inside the home
when opening cabinets, don't forget your dishwasher if it's on an outside wall
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:36 pm to jafari rastaman
Back when I lived in a house on blocks years ago, yes. Now with a slab? Nah. Run heat. Open cabinets that are on exterior walls. Cover your out door faucets.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:36 pm to jafari rastaman
Usually just the one farthest from the shutoff valve.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:36 pm to HumbleTac
I live on a slab and had a bathroom faucet freeze a couple of years ago.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:39 pm to Don Quixote
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about the thickness of a pencil
I thought it was pencil lead, like much less drip?
Posted on 1/19/25 at 6:42 pm to jafari rastaman
You drip the one furtherest away from your hot water heater.
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