Post by DCS on Nov 22, 2018 10:53:18 GMT -6
In the form of major water pipe breaks. I swear, it can hit 32 degrees for two minutes up here and I will have busted pipes.
The last time we left Patsy set heater thermostats on 40 degrees just for safety precaution. We discussed if she thought it was actually going to get cold enough to freeze pipes, my gut was telling me to open all the drains and empty the lines, but logic was telling me it was never going to get cold enough to freeze pipes. Then when we did realize it was going to get cold, thought about making a quickie trip up here just to drain the pipes, but I thought, no it really has to get in the teens for an extended period to break pipes.
We got here, turned on the pump and the kitchen and bathroom was flooding, yep busted pipe in the attic. 4 hours of plumbing work and cleaning up before we could even unpack the truck. It will never happen again.
The last time we left Patsy set heater thermostats on 40 degrees just for safety precaution. We discussed if she thought it was actually going to get cold enough to freeze pipes, my gut was telling me to open all the drains and empty the lines, but logic was telling me it was never going to get cold enough to freeze pipes. Then when we did realize it was going to get cold, thought about making a quickie trip up here just to drain the pipes, but I thought, no it really has to get in the teens for an extended period to break pipes.
We got here, turned on the pump and the kitchen and bathroom was flooding, yep busted pipe in the attic. 4 hours of plumbing work and cleaning up before we could even unpack the truck. It will never happen again.
