what would you do?

[HoneyBerry]

Thanks gumbo2176.
I'm hoping for a mild winter but the Farmer's Almanac is predicting otherwise.

[HoneyBerry]

oops
accidental post
sorry

[gumbo2176]

Thanks gumbo2176.
I'm hoping for a mild winter but the Farmer's Almanac is predicting otherwise.

Oh, forgot to mention. When draining your water pipes, always aim to open the lowest faucet on your property and open the ones above it so air can be pulled as the water drains.

I live in a 2 story house and my main residence is on the 2nd floor. The few times it gets below freezing in my part of this orb, I'll head outside and open my faucets outside the front and back of my house as they are only about 2 ft. off the ground and I'll open the kitchen and bathroom faucets upstairs and you can hear the water draining. You may still have some that will freeze if the pipes are not protected, but the water can expand in the near empty pipes and do no harm.

[HoneyBerry]

I will do it like that. I hope that I don't have to. We'll see how it goes.
I seem to be getting wimpier as I get older. I never used to worry about stuff like I do now.

[gumbo2176]

I will do it like that. I hope that I don't have to. We'll see how it goes.
I seem to be getting wimpier as I get older. I never used to worry about stuff like I do now.

I can understand that. I'll be 66 in a couple more weeks and if I can avoid an issue with my house or other things that can cause me grief, I'll do my best to avoid it. I don't look at it as so much being wimpier, just living smarter while trying to avoid hassles you really don't need.

Last year we had what amounted to one of our colder winters with several nights getting in the low to mid 20's and I drained my water lines overnight while we were sleeping and opened them back up in the morning and all was fine. My wife works with a young lady in her early 30's and she and her husband didn't do this and when they woke up in the morning they had no water. Then when the day warmed up and the pipes thawed, they had several sections under their raised house that had splits in the pipe and needed replacing. That little mishap cost them around $800 for a plumber to come out to replace the water line damage. Live and learn.

[HoneyBerry]

Being prepared ahead of time should be worth the effort. After all, I do like warm showers. And other water related stuff. It's just nice to have running water. Plumbing repairs are so expensive. And it could take a while for a plumber to come during a cold spell. Thanks for the pointers.