KingGibbs Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Just a reminder with the arctic blast heading our way to disconnect your garden hose(s), turn off the outgoing line(s) and drain the remaining water in those spickets. Don't want to see my fellow ES'ers with frozen then busted pipes. It's not pretty when it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 We've been in the 20s here in PA for a day or two. Is it too late to drain the outgoing lines? I didn't use them since the summer so it shouldn't be a problem, but just want to make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 We've been in the 20s here in PA for a day or two. Is it too late to drain the outgoing lines? I didn't use them since the summer so it shouldn't be a problem, but just want to make sure. You're good. Go ahead and drain them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Good advice! ~bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckus Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 It is 70 and sunny here today. :cool: I do have a question though, sometimes it does dip down to the 20 at night in December. At what temperature are pipes at risk for freezing? Is it 32, or does it need to be much lower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeluCopter29 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 What if I want my pipes to burst? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 It is 70 and sunny here today. :cool:I do have a question though, sometimes it does dip down to the 20 at night in December. At what temperature are pipes at risk for freezing? Is it 32, or does it need to be much lower? Being that your temps fluctuate so much from day to night, I doubt if frozen pipes would be an issue. My outgoing pipes are inside my house and it's just the width of the foundation that the rest of the line runs. I have the luxury of the pipes being insulated because they are in my utility room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Almost 2 months too late........Oh wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Wish I'd seen this thread earlier. Pipes are frozen. The high for tomorrow is 13, so I should have seen this coming and left the faucets open by a trickle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 In before predicto posts something about CA/San Francisco Edit: now I look dumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 It was 3 degrees this morning. I shut off the external spigot, but we have a spigot in the garage which is more or less unheated. Aside from the spigot all the piping is in the heated basement. Cause for concern. I looked for a shutoff but couldn't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Appreciate the reminder- I turned mine off last night after seeing this thread. It was 3 degrees this morning. I shut off the external spigot, but we have a spigot in the garage which is more or less unheated. Aside from the spigot all the piping is in the heated basement. Cause for concern. I looked for a shutoff but couldn't find it. Where were you that it was 3 degrees? Lowest I saw was 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Up in PA now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Up in PA now. Gotcha. I was in Pittsburgh over the weekend, joked today that I brought the cold back to NOVA with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I keep expecting for the OP to be a picture of KG kissing his biceps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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