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12-27-2018, 08:28 AM #1
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Hard freeze in Tucson - how much winterization required?
We don't get more than a couple of hard freezes a year in Tucson but we will get one tomorrow or the next day. I have emptied fresh, grey and black tanks, relieved any water pressure in the system and will leave the kitchen faucet cracked (with no water hooked up) for room for expansion. We will be in the high 20's and low 30's for 3-4 hours during the night.
Do I a) need to drain the low points and hot water tank or b) need to run the furnace at ~50* overnight or c) both?Jeff and Jen
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12-27-2018, 08:34 AM #2
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It SHOULD be ok to not do anything with the temp only going below freezing for a couple of hours but running the furnace should keep everything warm enough to be sure there is no frost damage
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12-27-2018, 08:39 AM #3
I would worry about unless the temperature going hold at 25 for 3 to 4 hours IMHO
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12-27-2018, 09:15 AM #4
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When I lived in North Texas, I would leave the water in it and turn on the water heater and gas furnace when it would freeze. Didn't ever have any problems.
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12-27-2018, 10:13 AM #5
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Cold for just a few hours is not the end of the world.
I would not winterize.
I would resist the temptation to use either the electric fireplace or electric space heaters.
I would use the propane furnace. Just choose a TStat setpoint above freezing.
The reason is that the furnace has ducts that go into the belly and the convenience center to protect water pipes and tanks from freezing.
If you have tank heater pads, use them too.
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12-27-2018, 10:16 AM #6
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12-27-2018, 11:07 AM #7
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Good advice on this thread . . . I don't think you have anything to worry about for a few hours of below freezing temps.
One point of clarification. Relieving the water pressure doesn't have any affect on likelihood of freezing. Still water is much more likely to freeze than moving water. Freezing will not likely expand though a faucet without breaking something. For a brief freeze, leaving water connected and a tap or two "dripping" will keep the water moving through the pipes and keep drawing relatively much warmer water from the underground pipes. Just remember . . . that water is going into a grey tank and drain these regularly or leave then open.
RobLast edited by Cate&Rob; 12-27-2018 at 11:18 AM.
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12-27-2018, 11:44 AM #8
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All the tanks are emptied and I opened the drain points just to try them, very little water came out. I'll set the thermostat for 50* and stop obsessing over it.
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12-27-2018, 01:08 PM #10
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