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re: Water dripping strategy - Official Discussion
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:23 pm to Zappas Stache
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:23 pm to Zappas Stache
Pier and beam house-everything is insulated and tin siding to keep wind chill down. I don’t trust running a stead stream because toilet supply and shower supply can still freeze. Instead, I set my alarm every 2 1/2 hours I’m below 30 and turn every faucet on and off and flush each toilet to get water moving. Call me crazy!
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Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:23 pm to Zappas Stache
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The only pipe I've ever had freeze is the feed to a toilet which I couldn't drip
This is my concern. I have a toilet fed by a pipe that goes up three stories through an exterior wall with Northern exposure. I have no way to drip that.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:23 pm to jafari rastaman
I drip everything, including the toilet. They say dripping the faucet furthest from where it enters your house is sufficient. I found this not to be the case.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:25 pm to Don Quixote
Do I run my outdoor kitchen faucet? It’s covered but if it’s 17, I figure any drip will freeze. It’s technically the furthest faucet from the main.
This post was edited on 1/19/25 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:27 pm to BugAC
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Do I run my outdoor kitchen faucet?
Could you disconnect the supply line and insulate the hell out of the stop coming off your brick or siding?
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:27 pm to HumbleTac
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If you live on a slab there is zero reason to drip pipes unless it’ll be below freezing for 3+ days straight.
Tell that to my wife
Females go cray cray when it gets cold
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:30 pm to sledgehammer
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Could you disconnect the supply line and insulate the hell out of the stop coming off your brick or siding?
I’ll check.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:30 pm to jafari rastaman
I usually just drip the sink furthest from the source (master bathroom in my case). I also open the cabinets under every sink to allow some warm air to contact some of the drains and pipes.
That's just along with winterizing the outdoor spigots as well, of course.
That's just along with winterizing the outdoor spigots as well, of course.
This post was edited on 1/19/25 at 7:32 pm
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:31 pm to HumbleTac
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you live on a slab there is zero reason to drip pipes unless it’ll be below freezing for 3+ days straight.
I’ve thought this too considering my slab is thick, and we’re not looking at ground freezing 3 feet below ground level. But, I’d rather be safe than sorry.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:31 pm to Double Oh
Two hour delay on the dishwasher and that draws hot water for about 2 hours off and on. Then like a 5-6 hour delay on the laundry with a load of towels, socks, and underwear on a warm cycle to pull both hot and cold. That gets you running water for about 3 hours in the night with it staggered out. Then I also drip the basement utility sink. Never had an issue.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:32 pm to Don Quixote
quote:A pencil, or a pencil point?
a stream about the thickness of a pencil
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:34 pm to jafari rastaman
PSA
If you have an outdoor tankless water heater pack some insulation around the lines running out and back into your house. Ours froze years ago and when I opened up the cover the feed line into the heater and then the hot line back out were bare. I covered them with pipe insulation and packed more up in the compartment after carefully thawing with a propane burner.
I didn’t think about it until that happened.
If you have an outdoor tankless water heater pack some insulation around the lines running out and back into your house. Ours froze years ago and when I opened up the cover the feed line into the heater and then the hot line back out were bare. I covered them with pipe insulation and packed more up in the compartment after carefully thawing with a propane burner.
I didn’t think about it until that happened.
This post was edited on 1/19/25 at 7:37 pm
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:36 pm to jafari rastaman
When Shreveport was gripped by a weeklong freeze in 2021 including lows of 3, I was concerned about exposed pipes in the attic freezing, so I had water trickling from upstairs faucets and I periodically flushed the upstairs toilets.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:38 pm to Don Quixote
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only the faucet(s) with pipes within exterior walls
What if your water heaters are in the attic?
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:39 pm to TU Rob
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Two hour delay on the dishwasher and that draws hot water for about 2 hours off and on. Then like a 5-6 hour delay on the laundry with a load of towels, socks, and underwear on a warm cycle to pull both hot and cold. That gets you running water for about 3 hours in the night with it staggered out. Then I also drip the basement utility sink. Never had an issue.
Thats not a bad idea at all
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:42 pm to TU Rob
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Two hour delay on the dishwasher and that draws hot water for about 2 hours off and on. Then like a 5-6 hour delay on the laundry with a load of towels, socks, and underwear on a warm cycle to pull both hot and cold. That gets you running water for about 3 hours in the night with it staggered out. Then I also drip the basement utility sink. Never had an issue.
Where on my wife is there a delay button?
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:46 pm to deeprig9
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This is my concern. I have a toilet fed by a pipe that goes up three stories through an exterior wall with Northern exposure. I have no way to drip that.
Put something under the flapper that will make the water slowly drain. The float will fall and cause more water to refill the tank.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 8:03 pm to Eighteen
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dishes right before going to bed
I set mine for kind of middle of the night.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 8:09 pm to deeprig9
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I have a toilet fed by a pipe that goes up three stories through an exterior wall with Northern exposure. I have no way to drip that.
An enlarged prostate
Posted on 1/19/25 at 8:21 pm to The Boat
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An enlarged prostate
I empty my prostate daily on your mom.
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