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re: Water dripping strategy - Official Discussion
Posted on 1/19/25 at 10:16 pm to jafari rastaman
Posted on 1/19/25 at 10:16 pm to jafari rastaman
We furthest away (our upstairs bathroom) and a bathroom sink that’s on an outside wall.
And yes, it can possibly freeze even with a slab. It happens here all of the time (and most houses here are on slabs).
And yes, it can possibly freeze even with a slab. It happens here all of the time (and most houses here are on slabs).
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Posted on 1/19/25 at 10:20 pm to Don Quixote
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when opening cabinets, don't forget your dishwasher if it's on an outside wall
Also don't forget about dogs and cats because you are opening a potentially deadly world of chemicals they normally don't have access to. Same with toddlers but most parents don't forget about them.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 10:38 pm to jafari rastaman
Basically what everyone else said.
1.) drip a sink or two
2.) time delay dishwasher
3.) time delay washing machine
4.) empty my ice dispenser 3/4 of the way, so it makes ice evert so often
1.) drip a sink or two
2.) time delay dishwasher
3.) time delay washing machine
4.) empty my ice dispenser 3/4 of the way, so it makes ice evert so often
Posted on 1/19/25 at 10:42 pm to jafari rastaman
A very small stream from the farthest faucet from hot water heater. And run hot water through faucet.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 12:08 am to Jim Rockford
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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.
That happened to me too.
The CPVC pipes cracked with ease. And the pipes were wrapped.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 12:13 am to Obtuse1
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Also don't forget about dogs and cats because you are opening a potentially deadly world of chemicals they normally don't have access to. Same with toddlers but most parents don't forget about them.
Yeah, I was going to open the kitchen sink cabinet, but god knows what the dogs might decide to eat in there.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 12:23 am to Penrod
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it’s impossible to know which is farthest unless you saw the house roughed in. But you are not keeping any pressure off the pipes,
You're correct on both counts. Only way to be sure of no mess is to drip all faucets both hot and cold.
Even a 5ft leg off a main supply could easily freeze and bust. All depends on location and routing.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 12:36 am to jafari rastaman
Serious question, is the insulation they build with a really low R value in the gulf area or do you have a lot of exposed pipes?
I grew up in Pennsylvania where we’d go for a month at a time where the temp was never above freezing and we rarely had the sinks drip. You’d need several days of temps with highs in the single digits to low teens to even consider it. We did always cut off the water on our exterior spigots, those are a legit worry.
Our lows have been hanging around in the 20’s for the last two weeks, a bunch of days of lows in the teens and the highs have been below freezing here in NC, and have had no issues.
I grew up in Pennsylvania where we’d go for a month at a time where the temp was never above freezing and we rarely had the sinks drip. You’d need several days of temps with highs in the single digits to low teens to even consider it. We did always cut off the water on our exterior spigots, those are a legit worry.
Our lows have been hanging around in the 20’s for the last two weeks, a bunch of days of lows in the teens and the highs have been below freezing here in NC, and have had no issues.
This post was edited on 1/20/25 at 1:12 am
Posted on 1/20/25 at 12:41 am to jafari rastaman
I'm only dripping the outside faucets. It's 74 degrees inside and I'm on a slab.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 1:16 am to H2O Tiger
Does dripping outdoor faucets freeze when it’s in teens for hours? Do you increase the size of drip
This post was edited on 1/20/25 at 1:17 am
Posted on 1/20/25 at 1:47 am to glorymanutdtiger
I have a steady stream going but it's supposed to get above freezing here each day
Posted on 1/20/25 at 2:56 am to glorymanutdtiger
Id cover the outside faucets instead of dripping them but that's JMO
Posted on 1/20/25 at 5:48 am to Penrod
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impossible to know which is farthest unless you saw the house roughed in.
Do you know where your water meter is to turn off the water? It's usually a straight line from there to your house and that's where the water enters. Drip from the furthest spot from that.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 7:27 am to H2O Tiger
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I'm only dripping the outside faucets. It's 74 degrees inside and I'm on a slab.
this is me. we have spray foam and pex...i have zero need to do inside faucets. I do my outdoor sink though as it has a good bit of pex that is just running underneath the cabinet not insulated
now at our office, i run every faucet as it will freeze and is an older place we remodeled. I dont want my wife showing up to open and it being a big issue.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 8:05 am to Jenious
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It's usually a straight line from there to your house and that's where the water enters. Drip from the furthest spot from that.
Buddy, I roughed in many a house. I promise you that is a losing strategy. If you are going to run one faucet, though, that’s the best guess.
Read Turnblad85’s post above.
This post was edited on 1/20/25 at 8:06 am
Posted on 1/20/25 at 8:11 am to jafari rastaman
Why not just turn the water off at the street, then let the faucets run dry before going to sleep. No water, no freeze. You get one flush out of the toilet in the morning, then you go turn the water back on and start your day.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 8:18 am to Bamafig
Or buy another flapper, drill or punch a small , say 1/16 or 1/32 hole in it, and out it in for the duration of the cold weather. Flappers are cheap and take seconds to change.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 8:25 am to BestBanker
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If you are fearing a freeze you can turn off the house supply and drain the system.
Yeah. My neighbor did this one year. Thing is, no house is designed to 'drain' the system. He opened faucets after shutting off the water. He had more than one pipe burst during the event. You'd have to blow the pipes with compressed air to be certain. Not an easy thing to do.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 9:31 am to jafari rastaman
Pier and beam house. I don’t drip. I run water through everything before going to bed. If it is getting into the teens, I will do that about every 3 hours during the night.
Posted on 1/20/25 at 10:30 am to MRTigerFan
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drip every faucet, me, sha
"Sha"
Is it not "cha'," as in short for "cherie," which is french for "sweetie/honey"?
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