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NutmegYankee

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4. Shallow pipes or crawl space?

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 07:53 PM

Feb 2021

I live in New England and have never had to take such precautions, even when it is a sustained -10°F or so outside. My house was built in 1961 with a full basement to protect the pipes and no plumbing is run in an outside wall. The kitchen sink lines actually run through the cabinet below rather than in the wall. The only plumbing that penetrates an outside wall uses the freeze proof faucets required by code up here.

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Reminder: Avoid frozen and burst water pipes and huge plumbing bills. [View all] KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2021 OP

Thank you..... for reminder/tips magicarpet Feb 2021 #1

Chicago here - I try to tell people it wont be so bad if you do a few things . All good advice lunasun Feb 2021 #2

And if there's any chance water could stop running, drinking water's Hortensis Feb 2021 #3

Shallow pipes or crawl space? NutmegYankee Feb 2021 #4

Water service pipes are buried deeper up North. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2021 #5

The insulation isn't always great up here. NutmegYankee Feb 2021 #7

Sometimes even a drip is not enough csziggy Feb 2021 #13

OMG!! What a mess!!! What a story... LeftInTX Feb 2021 #15

AS far as we could tell the undergroun pipes on the farm all froze csziggy Feb 2021 #17

Err on the side of caution! Blue Owl Feb 2021 #6

Agree. Having half your front yard dug up in the dead of winter is no fun. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2021 #8

I will give you an long-winded anecdote about freezing pipes. Chainfire Feb 2021 #9

My grandmother was on a pier and beam slab in Tallahasse during that time LeftInTX Feb 2021 #16

Kick to help more people. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2021 #10

And Again ProfessorGAC Feb 2021 #12

Another kick for the info. crickets Feb 2021 #11

Heat tape for water lines. roamer65 Feb 2021 #14

You should also run hot AND cold water Horse with no Name Feb 2021 #18