In case of power outage and frozen pipes

[lillypaddle]

A friendly reminder to get laundry done, dishes washed, cell phones and other electronic devices charged up.

Stay safe and warm.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Keep a little stream of water running from all your taps

so the pipes don't freeze - especially if the pipes run along an uninsulated outside wall or basement or crawl space.

[Fla Dem]

2. That's what we always did when I was a kid growing up north of Boston.

[Fla Dem]

3. Also, fill your tub with water.

[Kaleva]

8. Good idea but I'd just use that water for washing certain body parts and flushing toilets.

Unless the tub was first scrubbed clean and disinfected.

[Fla Dem]

9. Exactly.

[lillypaddle]

4. probably wouldn't hurt to keep some

jugs of just tap water set aside.

[cayugafalls]

5. We have frozen pipes. Kept water running. Here in Texas for some dumb reason

the incoming water lines are outside. I did not use an electrical pipe warmer, just insulation, but it was not enough as the power went out at 4am this morning and by noon the pipes froze even with water running.

I probably could have done more, but I spent 20 years in Minnesota and never had a pipe freeze or a power outage due to a little ice.

Texas. Yup.

[Mr.Bill]

10. If you have electricity

thaw out the frozen exposed pipe with a hair dryer or heat gun if you have one.

[Bayard]

6. Yay!

They changed our forecast. We were supposed to get another foot of snow tonight, but now the majority of it is going just north of us. Damn cold though--wind chills below zero.

[Kaleva]

7. I have the materials to make Crisco candles if needed.

Had the 500 gallon LP tank filled last week so if needed, I can heat the home using the stovetop burners. It'd be darn chilly in most of the house but nothing will freeze.