| danny burstein 2005-05-31, 8:54 am |
| In <qqun91tdeb3a5lm4d8hgg48gfqru2ijvhp@4ax.com> Steve & Susan <smakky@spam.com> writes:
>I've always heard that you need to keep water flowing (or bleed it all
>out) to stop freezing. I'm not sure if that's correct or an urban
>legend. Anyone from the house side know for sure?
It'll helpsif the water drans through the pipes befoe it gets cold enough
to freeze solid. Depends on water flow rate, insulation, temperatures,
etc. the folk in the rural oriented usenet groups should have more
specifics.
What we would do Way Back:
we had a house in what used to be called the country
north of NYC. About half the folk in the area used
the buildings for occasional weekends, with more
extended stays in the summer. A handful remained all year.
The water came from an outdoor well which had both
a handpump on top and an electric pump in the house.
When we would leave, we'd turn off the pump completely
and _drain_ the water pipes. ANd, for good measure,
pour a bit of an anti-freeze type solution into
the toilet and flush it as well.
When we'd return we'd pump some water manually into a bucket,
carry it into the house, and use it to prime the pump before
we could turn it on.
Oh, no heat while we were out. Pretty cold for the first
couple of hours...
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