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roamer65

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14. Heat tape for water lines.

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Original post)

Mon Feb 15, 2021, 05:38 PM

Feb 2021

If you can have some of it run it’s a big plus.

I have a double wide in a park in Michigan. Since I had new heat tape for the water lines done, I haven’t had a freeze yet. The house itself is built to Canadian standards as well. That helps too.

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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