No global warming there. We just got home from Portland to Twin Falls, ID. Normal 9 to 10 hrs, this time it took 14. I-84 was closed near Hood River by snow and in the Blues by a 20 car/truck pileup. We ended up going north over White Pass in WA. That added 150 - 200 miles and 4 hrs by the time it was over. The Blues were open by the time we got back from the detour but it was plenty slick. It was easy running from La Grande on south and east.
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It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
I leave the heat at a decent temperature, open the cabinets under all the sinks and run the water at a trickle in my bathroom and kitchen sink.
Progressives are the most open minded, tolerant, and inclusive people on the planet, as long as you agree with everything they say, and do exactly as you're told.
Open all the doors under the sinks and let the faucets do a steady small stream of water. a little higher water bill is nothing compared to broken frozen pipes. Good luck to all you Southern guys. Global warming you say? I've never seen the jet stream dipping down this low.
Has to have done it before. This is not the coldest weather TX has seen. We had 9. I"ve seen 3. But all dripping. Outside ones wrapped and covered no hoses on em.
Never know till it thaws but our house is plumbed in the attic with CPVC. Wife double covered the pipes with the stick insulaiotn years ago. Then put R30 bats on top of it. Sitting on R19 bats. I think we will survive.
But if its frozen nd you can't get it going right away with heat, then as noted best is shut down water totally and drain what you can, even if you open things and nothing comes out open if you can.
Be careful and ready for a flood later when you turn it back on.
Good luck. Dont get caught again.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
Expose whatever you can buy opening cupboards, access holes in the wall etc, crank the heat up in the house, put electric heaters in the cupboards, and turn hot and cold water on.
Keep things moving. Flush the toilets throughout the day, open your faucets and let them flow, then turn them back to a trickle.
Good luck and pray nothing broke.
-Jake
Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.
If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough.
Dripping the hot water taps will circulate water through the hot water feeder line. At this point I would run the clothes washer, might be a good time to do laundry 🙂
Ok- heard I should run cold water instead - hot makes more sense. I did at least think of the washing and did it all before the sub freezing stuff hit. Am worried about the pipes for the washer though.
Unhooking the lines and dribbling them into a sink would be easier than running the machine but that’s prob’ly not doable most houses. If I were worried I’d just keep running the machine.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
I picked up a space heater Thursday am, and I got lucky, space heaters will be scarcer than ammunition in Texas right now.
I do have a gas stove and have it on, no reason not to, my house does have good ventilation 🙂
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
Saw this coming last week. Drove down to my cabin. Water turned off. Drained lines as best as I could (opened up faucets and drained system at low outdoor spigot). Left hot water heater on (guess I could have drained it, but once the water gets hot, it’ll stay warm for days). Flushed the toilets (drained tanks as low as they would go). Used a plunger to push a little extra water out of the bowls (still enough there to block sewer gas).
Poured RV antifreeze into all sink drains, toilet bowls, toilet tanks. Turned on three space heaters.
Hopefully, the space heaters will keep it warm enough in there, but did the other stuff for inevitable power outage. Will hope it did the trick.
A low of -3, and 6 straight days of nothing but sub-freezing temps, is rough (in Texas).
Also, check and see if there any vents / openings leaking cold air inside the foundation / basement especially if any of your waterlines are near. If possible close them off as best you can and use some type of heat source on waterlines closest to coldest areas.
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