Submitted by Sneaky-er t3_zsozil in Connecticut
pd9 t1_j1aoj2l wrote
Reply to comment by CTRealtorCarl in Traveling and the impending winter storm. by Sneaky-er
Opening faucets and turning off water main is not enough. Pipes need to be blown out with air or they can still burst wherever water is sitting stagnant
CTRealtorCarl t1_j1ap7ls wrote
? He’s traveling and leaving the heat on…not winterizing the home. I have never heard of anyone doing a pipe blow out unless they were vacating for the entire season and turning the heat off.
Does anyone actually do that if they are just going on vacation?
pd9 t1_j1apo3b wrote
I don’t think the length of the time away is as important as the power/heat going out during single digit temps
turboda t1_j1bru6z wrote
Correct, and with hydronic heating systems require water to stay running. ( in theory a good running system should be a closed loop)
I do plumbing and heating for a living and I have winterized my whole house before when I was in a similar situation.
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