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[Texas_Lone_Ranger]

4 days where it wont even reach 30 degrees. I guess it's time to let the tub drip for a few days.

I have an automatic Ice maker that cycles the line every few hours, I also have an outside spigot on a slow drip at the opposite end of the house from the main. All the exterior Spigot lines are PVC and terminate at the Foundation Curtain.
I'm new out here so I should probably ask, is that enough?

 

[cvgunman]

Dammit! Somebody stole Tuesday from me!

Honestly, I have no idea why it thought it was Tuesday. Maybe I do need more coffee!

I thought all day yesterday was Thursday.
Warmed up to a balmy 32 degrees here, after starting at 30 this morning.

 

[TxStetson]

I thought all day yesterday was Thursday.
Warmed up to a balmy 32 degrees here, after starting at 30 this morning.

We're up to 26.6 now.

 

[candcallen]

I have an automatic Ice maker that cycles the line every few hours, I also have an outside spigot on a slow drip at the opposite end of the house from the main. All the exterior Spigot lines are PVC and terminate at the Foundation Curtain.
I'm new out here so I should probably ask, is that enough?

I cant answer for you.

I know I've been thru a couple long duration below freezing periods, several days with ice storms, and never had an issue. All the lines below ground are ok. The spigots are insulated at the tap and in the walls and heated by the fact they are inside the walls of a heated house.

The only line I'm concerned about are in the garage but they are heavily insulated going into the water heater and the out line is hot water anyways.

The dripping is a precaution.

 

[Axxe55]

I have an automatic Ice maker that cycles the line every few hours, I also have an outside spigot on a slow drip at the opposite end of the house from the main. All the exterior Spigot lines are PVC and terminate at the Foundation Curtain.
I'm new out here so I should probably ask, is that enough?

@candcallen , pretty much spot on. I had to look up where Montague county is at. Pretty far north. You might wrap the outside spigots with something. Ground temperatures should not be a big concern, but wind chill could get nasty on outside pipes.

 

[Texas_Lone_Ranger]

@candcallen , pretty much spot on. I had to look up where Montague county is at. Pretty far north. You might wrap the outside spigots with something. Ground temperatures should not be a big concern, but wind chill could get nasty on outside pipes.

No pipes are exposed and my understanding is PVC won't burst from freezing as it expands. I put the foam condoms on the exposed spigot heads.

The wind is starting up so it's about to get BRRRRRRRRRRRRRly.

 

[digger]

Disgruntled NRA Donors Push to Oust LaPierre

Disgruntled NRA Donors Push to Oust LaPierre - Washington Free Beacon

Disgruntled NRA donors will petition a bankruptcy court to purge the group's leadership.

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[Vaquero]

Disgruntled NRA Donors Push to Oust LaPierre

Disgruntled NRA Donors Push to Oust LaPierre - Washington Free Beacon

Disgruntled NRA donors will petition a bankruptcy court to purge the group's leadership.

freebeacon.com

Well. That aught to have it's own thread.
Just my figuring.

 

[Vaquero]

 

[Texas_Lone_Ranger]

 

[Axxe55]

No pipes are exposed and my understanding is PVC won't burst from freezing as it expands. I put the foam condoms on the exposed spigot heads.

The wind is starting up so it's about to get BRRRRRRRRRRRRRly.

PVC can break. Years ago I bought a house and had to replace all the PVC plumbing under the house because they broke during a cold spell. The colder it gets, the more brittle PVC gets.

 

[Texas_Lone_Ranger]

PVC can break. Years ago I bought a house and had to replace all the PVC plumbing under the house because they broke during a cold spell. The colder it gets, the more brittle PVC gets.

Good to know.

 

[jrbfishn]

I did mobile home repairs and refurbishing in the 80s. I can tell you for a fact that PVC will crack if it freezes.

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[benenglish]

Well. That aught to have it's own thread.

In the NRA subforum.

 

[benenglish]

Morning.

I am so going back to sleep. Damn thunder knocked me right out of bed.

As for pipes, the most common freezing failure I see in my neighborhood is the PVC supply line on the outside of the houses. I've literally been looking out the window at a house across the street when that line exploded. It was a sight to see, especially since the owner had left for work not 10 minutes beforehand. I called out the water company and they shut him off before a glacier formed in his driveway but, still, the spraying water put a couple of inches of ice on the pavement, side of his house, etc.

I'll definitely leave a drip on the far side of my house from the inlet when the weather drops to ridiculous numbers in a few days. I augmented the pipe wraps with some extra insulation today.

Luckily, I don't have to worry about the pipes in my attic. My insulation is so terrible that the heat from my living space will seep up there and keep them from freezing.

Why do I start typing when I'm mostly asleep?

Back to bed, now.

 

[Dawico]

Morning all

 

[Cooper]

Morning

 

[Moonpie]

The weather just now hitting here. Yeeeesh. I’m going back to bed.

 

[Byrd666]

Mornin'

 

[Texas45]

Looks like Sat Sun And Mon for worst here.
Nice thing (usually) about winter here the nasty days are not that many or often.

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