Wrap Pipes?

Bob Breck always taught if it’s going to be 28 or less for four hours or more wrap em up.

in order for dripping the pipes to work, you need to make sure every branch line is running. so even a hose bib outside needs to run or it will freeze.

on a raised house, your pipes under the house should already be insulated. if not they need to be.

insulation on buys you time as it slows the heat transfer process. a long prolonged cold snap will still freeze insulated pipes.

I remember my dad under the house Christmas eve in the early 80's trying to thaw out the pipes in our house in the garden district in BR...... we had 3 straight days where it didnt get above freezing.

Just pull out

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Elevated home in EBR

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the skirting on your trailer should block the wind. You'll be ok.

My house also on a raised foundation. Playing to drip tonight and wrap up the exposed spigots.

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on a raised house, your pipes under the house should already be insulated. if not they need to be.

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Yep. My pipes froze and busted a few years ago. After we repaired the pipes we insulated all of them.

We don’t live in Minnesota

People really overreact in Louisiana

When we get those but once a decade cold snaps like a couple of years ago when it got down to 12 is when you need to do something. Southern’s library flooded out that cold snap.

Or in 89 when it got down to 9 and Exxon blew up.

Run your water, wrap your pipes, hide wifes, kids, and husbands.

They freezing errybody ow chea.

Pro Tip: Set your dishwasher to run in the middle of the night.