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I forgot to winterize my outside faucets. Question | |
| Deplorable QuantumLove Offer Upgrade  User ID: 77192936  United States01/03/2022 09:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 79755087  Italy01/03/2022 09:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No busted pipes yet. It's getting very cold tonight. Quoting: Deplorable QuantumLove Q. To make it through the night I remember reading in a pinch to run the hot water lightly overnight in the laundry room. Is that correct? Any tips if it's to make it 1 extra night before you bleed the faucets? depends how cold. Pipes typically don't tend to freeze starting until the low 20's in my experience. Go get those foam faucet covers and stuff them with fluffy rags at each faucet and you'll probably be just fine. |
| TheRealRebel User ID: 79328355 United States01/03/2022 09:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Open them outside to allow for expansion. and shut off the valve feeding them. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research |
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| Deplorable QuantumLove (OP) User ID: 77192936 United States01/03/2022 09:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Open them outside to allow for expansion. and shut off the valve feeding them. Quoting: TheRealRebel That’s all I’ve ever done. Never occurred to me anything else might be necessary I couldn't get one of the hoses unscrewed from the faucet, and for the life of me I can't find the cut off value I just need this night and I'll fix it tomorrow |
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| TheRealRebel User ID: 79328355 United States01/03/2022 09:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks guys. I wrapped both faucets in a big llbean wool sock, and running the warm water in the laundry room. Quoting: Deplorable QuantumLove Crossing fingers What is the point of running water in the laundry room? Is that some kind of superstition? That keeps your pipes from freezing inside the house and avoid a flood. The expansion scenario. OP might have a broken pipe if he/she dont trickle the outside tap. I live in the cold. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research |
| Deplorable QuantumLove (OP) User ID: 77192936 United States01/03/2022 09:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks guys. I wrapped both faucets in a big llbean wool sock, and running the warm water in the laundry room. Quoting: Deplorable QuantumLove Crossing fingers What is the point of running water in the laundry room? Is that some kind of superstition? Let the cold water drip from a faucet served by exposed pipes. Running water through the pipe—even at a trickle—helps prevent pipes from freezing. Keep the thermostat set to the same temperature during day and night [link to www.consumerreports.org (secure)] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 78327751  Canada01/03/2022 09:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks guys. I wrapped both faucets in a big llbean wool sock, and running the warm water in the laundry room. Quoting: Deplorable QuantumLove Crossing fingers What is the point of running water in the laundry room? Is that some kind of superstition? That keeps your pipes from freezing inside the house and avoid a flood. The expansion scenario. OP might have a broken pipe if he/she dont trickle the outside tap. I live in the cold. This... trickle the outside tap, more than a drip, like a cup every 2 mins. No point wasting warm water inside house. |
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| TheRealRebel User ID: 79328355 United States01/03/2022 09:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks guys. I wrapped both faucets in a big llbean wool sock, and running the warm water in the laundry room. Quoting: Deplorable QuantumLove Crossing fingers What is the point of running water in the laundry room? Is that some kind of superstition? That keeps your pipes from freezing inside the house and avoid a flood. The expansion scenario. OP might have a broken pipe if he/she dont trickle the outside tap. I live in the cold. This... trickle the outside tap, more than a drip, like a cup every 2 mins. No point wasting warm water inside house. Sometimes when I pee it trickles and I think theres more than 2 cups a minute.  Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research |
| Deplorable QuantumLove (OP) User ID: 77192936 United States01/03/2022 09:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 21354846 What is the point of running water in the laundry room? Is that some kind of superstition? That keeps your pipes from freezing inside the house and avoid a flood. The expansion scenario. OP might have a broken pipe if he/she dont trickle the outside tap. I live in the cold. This... trickle the outside tap, more than a drip, like a cup every 2 mins. No point wasting warm water inside house. Sometimes when I pee it trickles and I think theres more than 2 cups a minute. Don't force the pee. Let it happen naturally |
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| Deplorableduckhunter User ID: 81365637 United States01/03/2022 10:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you have outside faucets that already frozen, fill a pot with warm water and pour it over them. Then open them. You will have created an expansion area for when the temp plummets on down. This will save you from cracked pipes. Leastways it has worked for me.. |
| TheRealRebel User ID: 79328355 United States01/03/2022 10:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: TheRealRebel That keeps your pipes from freezing inside the house and avoid a flood. The expansion scenario. OP might have a broken pipe if he/she dont trickle the outside tap. I live in the cold. This... trickle the outside tap, more than a drip, like a cup every 2 mins. No point wasting warm water inside house. Sometimes when I pee it trickles and I think theres more than 2 cups a minute. Don't force the pee. Let it happen naturally Then it takes 5 minutes. Last Edited by TheRealRebel on 01/03/2022 10:32 PM Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research |
| Swamprat User ID: 25122141 United States01/03/2022 10:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Sock and grocery bag over the sock. We aren't cut out to be socialists.We are the people who couldn't be constrained by Europe. We are the malcontents, idealists, speculators, dreamers, inventors, debtors and criminals who would not be chained. We don't play well with others, we are brash, outlandish and cunning. let us do what we do best; let us be Americans. |
| OrdinaryHousewife User ID: 81573598 United States01/03/2022 10:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | They make pipe wraps that you plug in. Ask your Ace guy. They are pretty cool actually. the wise shall shine brightly like the splendor of the firmament, and those who lead the many to justice shall be like the stars forever. When she shall die take her and cut her into stars and she shall make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with night |
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| Deplorable QuantumLove (OP) User ID: 77192936 United States01/03/2022 10:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78327751 This... trickle the outside tap, more than a drip, like a cup every 2 mins. No point wasting warm water inside house. Sometimes when I pee it trickles and I think theres more than 2 cups a minute. Don't force the pee. Let it happen naturally Then it takes 5 minutes. So be it. The more you push the worse the problem gets. All the years of you pushing as made that particular muscle loose. You need to stop pushing pee or poop. |
