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how to protect pipes if no heat? peter 12-04-2006
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Posted by peter on December 4, 2006, 7:59 am


In the unfortunate event of losing electric power for days during freezing
weather, what is the best way to prevent water pipes from freezing?

Leave each faucet dripping, or turn off water main?

I'm trying to compile a disaster todo list.

BTW, normally pipes inside houses are kept warm by central heating. But what
keeps the pipes under the streets from freezing?



Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on December 4, 2006, 8:04 am


> In the unfortunate event of losing electric power for days during freezing
> weather, what is the best way to prevent water pipes from freezing?
>
> Leave each faucet dripping, or turn off water main?
>
> I'm trying to compile a disaster todo list.
>
> BTW, normally pipes inside houses are kept warm by central heating. But
> what keeps the pipes under the streets from freezing?
>

If you're there to keep an eye on things, leave the faucets on a slow drip.
If you're gone, turn them on full blast and then shut off the main valve to
the house. Last, flush all toilets.

The underground pipes don't freeze because (hopefully), they're installed
below the frost line - the depth at which the ground freezes in your area.



Posted by Tom Kendrick on December 4, 2006, 8:58 am


If you have a water heater and you won't be present, you should
probably drain that device too.

On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:04:26 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"

>> In the unfortunate event of losing electric power for days during freezing
>> weather, what is the best way to prevent water pipes from freezing?
>>
>> Leave each faucet dripping, or turn off water main?
>>
>> I'm trying to compile a disaster todo list.
>>
>> BTW, normally pipes inside houses are kept warm by central heating. But
>> what keeps the pipes under the streets from freezing?
>>
>
>If you're there to keep an eye on things, leave the faucets on a slow drip.
>If you're gone, turn them on full blast and then shut off the main valve to
>the house. Last, flush all toilets.
>
>The underground pipes don't freeze because (hopefully), they're installed
>below the frost line - the depth at which the ground freezes in your area.
>

Posted by Tom The Great on December 4, 2006, 9:30 am



>In the unfortunate event of losing electric power for days during freezing
>weather, what is the best way to prevent water pipes from freezing?
>
>Leave each faucet dripping, or turn off water main?
>
>I'm trying to compile a disaster todo list.
>
>BTW, normally pipes inside houses are kept warm by central heating. But what
>keeps the pipes under the streets from freezing?
>


When we lost power for a long time, I was told to open cabinet doors.
The house heat would transfer to the pipes easier, and with proper
insulation, water wouldn't freeze for a while. Now this is advice I
was given.

later,

tom @ www.NoCostAds.com


Posted by bowgus on December 4, 2006, 10:41 am



peter wrote:
> In the unfortunate event of losing electric power for days during freezing
> weather, what is the best way to prevent water pipes from freezing?
>

The best way ... basically same as a cottage, drain the system (switch
off that now empty electric water heater), put antifreeze in the
toilet(s). FWIW, my water tanks are in the basement and have drains on
the bottom ... can't imagine a tank that doesn't have some means of
draining ... e.g. for replacement. A short length of garden hose to the
floor drain and I can drain the system ... which I've done to install
new copper lines in the basement.


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