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[Hoss 350]

Then it isnt a furnace setting that caused the failure, its poor insulation.

Maybe. Or maybe if it were 70 inside the house, that spot would have stayed warm enough to not freeze? I think that is where everyone is going with this. The pipes never froze while they were home, so my guess is that two things played a role here.

They were gone, so the temps were turned down inside enough that this poorly insulated area froze up, and also, they were gone so the water in the pipes wasn't moving, and stagnant water freezes right up. If you are using your pipes a lot, the water circulates enough to keep it from freezing.

In fact, one method to help prevent freeze-ups is to leave a faucet or two trickling while you're out.

However, my method is the best of all. If you are leaving for a while, shut the water off at the main shutoff outside the house, and leave your faucets open. That way, even water left in the pipes will have someplace to expand, and if a pipe does get broken due to freezing, the worst that will happen is a couple gallons (at MOST) of water will trickle out once the pipes thaw.

 

[F350CCFX4]

Sounds like the whole country east of Calif. QUOTE]

Isn't the whole country east of CA? 48 states that is....

 

[jvencius]

Sounds like the whole country east of Calif.

Isn't the whole country east of CA? 48 states that is....

Almost--Alaska is west of CA as well.

 

[Maxtor]

Sounds like the whole country east of Calif. QUOTE]

Isn't the whole country east of CA? 48 states that is....

The WHOLE country includes Alaska and Hawaii.... Last time I checked Hawaii and parts of Alaska are WEST of California.

 

[95_stroker]

Sill Cock

 

[BamaSixGun]

The WHOLE country includes Alaska and Hawaii.... Last time I checked Hawaii and parts of Alaska are WEST of California.

now remember your geography class from 1920 max, you can go east to get west.

 

[F350CCFX4]

Sounds like the whole country east of Calif. QUOTE]

Isn't the whole country east of CA? 48 states that is....

Hence the 48 states. Plus Hawaii and Alaska = 50 states. There are 50 in the US. Should of said the lower 48 I guess.

 

[no-red 6 0]

o.k. children no fighting.

furnace never quit. it was not a 'sill cock' issue. i am shooting for the poorly insulated area, bad soldering and no flowing water, and just bad timing.

saw lites on last nite, went over and introduced myself. a korean lady (whom i thought was single, but then saw the wedding pic in the entry way, married to a tall thin african american). she had just gotten home a few hours earlier, she actually thought i was the ins. man. (at 6:30 at nite)
found out from her that she has left before and even shut the heat down to 45 degrees. i told her that was way to low, 50 was too low - that i would not go lower than 60 if she is going to be gone for a length of time. also found out she had had the same issue before and in her words, 'just finished paying off the last repair for a water leak' - she even pointed in the same direction as the current leak.
she had come home, not even noticing the rear window of the garage door broken, could not figure out why the door into the house would not open and had taken off her shoes and went downstairs and could not figure out why her feet were wet. i said i would be sending her a bill for my efforts and would be on my way.

 

[Maxtor]

No fighting,,, we are all just having fun...
Bama,,, In my geography class we were still talking about the world being flat...
It is flat is'nt it????

 

[RoyBoy]

No fighting,,, we are all just having fun...
Bama,,, In my geography class we were still talking about the world being flat...
It is flat is'nt it????

The sun revolves around the earth, too