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re: What outside temperature makes you consider running water all night?
Posted on 12/1/20 at 10:37 am to TheAstroTiger
Posted on 12/1/20 at 10:37 am to TheAstroTiger
25 and below
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Posted on 12/1/20 at 11:43 am to GumplandTiger
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Up north, most of the plumbing is in interior walls. Honestly, I don’t know what you guys should do, I have little experience in colder climates.
We usually don't let faucets drip until it starts getting into the teens or colder up here.
I will say that when it does get to that point, people always forget to open up sink cabinets/bathroom cabinets to allow warmer air to circulate around those pipes.
Posted on 12/20/22 at 10:45 pm to GumplandTiger
Great info for cold weather. Thanks!
Posted on 12/20/22 at 10:51 pm to TheAstroTiger
Below 20, I'm cutting off at the meter and opening the hose bibs.
Posted on 12/20/22 at 11:52 pm to TheAstroTiger
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This post was edited on 12/20/22 at 11:56 pm
Posted on 12/21/22 at 12:00 am to TheAstroTiger
It is more a duration of freeze vs a temp thing.
Posted on 12/21/22 at 7:40 am to TheAstroTiger
I have a flat rate water bill, with a different line feeding the garage. I started dipping the garage sink last weekend. It’ll stay on until at least.
Posted on 12/21/22 at 7:45 am to TheAstroTiger
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I dont frick with busted pipes.
I dont frick with busted pipes.
Posted on 12/21/22 at 8:58 am to TheAstroTiger
Sorry if already posted, but I also leave cabinet doors under sinks and at outside walls open. Room air helps keep those outside pipes there kind of warm too.
Posted on 1/13/24 at 2:33 pm to upgrayedd
I run mine anytime it's in the 20's
Posted on 1/13/24 at 2:37 pm to LegendInMyMind
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It is more a duration of freeze vs a temp thing.
It’s those things combined plus home construction. It’s not one size fits all scenario.
Posted on 1/13/24 at 2:37 pm to TheAstroTiger
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What outside temperature makes you consider running water all night?
When I moved to Pennsylvania in 1998...I was confused because it was much colder up there than down here.
But with basements the pipes are buried deeper and its usually NOT a problem.
To answer the question...any time it gets below freezing...And I am gonna do the dishwasher trick before I go to bed.
Posted on 1/13/24 at 3:08 pm to TheAstroTiger
I do my outdoor faucets if hard freeze and only drip anything inside if we lose power.
I also drained the irrigation lines.
I also drained the irrigation lines.
Posted on 1/13/24 at 3:12 pm to num1lsufan
The only other time I've seen a thread resurrected multiple times years after the original post is the spooky story thread.
Wtf would you bump this of all threads?!
Wtf would you bump this of all threads?!
Posted on 1/13/24 at 3:22 pm to TheAstroTiger
Low 20’s even though I don’t have any plumbing on an outside wall. I wrap the pipes to the sink in the garage but will drip it also.
Posted on 1/13/24 at 3:24 pm to TheAstroTiger
Anything in the 20s.
Posted on 1/13/24 at 3:42 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Raised house, exposed pipes. More than an hour below freezing expected and I have everything running
Same boat here.
I may just shut off the water and drain the lines.
Posted on 1/13/24 at 3:47 pm to Tarps99
In Memphis and it gets sub zero at least once a year, had a pipe bust at road once and had a pipe bust in wall for exterior faucet...the wall the faucet was on is in a closet with no circulation...now just leave that door open
Posted on 1/13/24 at 4:01 pm to hubreb
Wyoming had multiple below zero days during the year. Never dripped a faucet ever. And we had a basement.
Posted on 1/13/24 at 4:03 pm to TheAstroTiger
You would have to have indoor plumbing first.
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