Winter Death Storm 2011 (Updated for Winter Death Storm 2014)

[WillieWatanabe]

Frozen pipes! 

how old is your house? This is definitely the worst cold snap since I've owned a house. A little worried.

[bucket]

My house is 100 years old. I opened the cabinet under the kitchen sink and I have water dripping from the faucet.

[star seed 7]

Pour hot water down the drain

[mocat]

Pour hot water down the drain

lmao, this was an all-timer

[mocat]

this is my 5th winter in my house and i have pinpointed the pipes that freeze and at what temperature (kitchen sink lines, -1 degree F).
i just use a space heater in the basement when it's going to be close to 0

[Jobu]

Pour hot water down the drain

Wait, what??

[420seriouscat69]

Frozen pipes! 

how old is your house? This is definitely the worst cold snap since I've owned a house. A little worried.

Not sure, honestly. 60-70's, maybe?

[mocat]

i'm more annoyed at my drafty ass door that is relatively close to the thermostat.

[bucket]

i'm more annoyed at my drafty ass door that is relatively close to the thermostat.

For Christmas I asked for these things that my mom makes from old jeans and sand. They're about the size of a baseball bat and you stick them behind the door.

[DQ12]

@wacky did you drip the faucets lastnight?  i was a little worried about my old girl who is hitting the century mark in a couple years, but all good this A.M.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

@wacky did you drip the faucets lastnight?  i was a little worried about my old girl who is hitting the century mark in a couple years, but all good this A.M.

When should I drip faucets? Is opening the cabinets around the pipes enough? There is a supply line for an upstairs shower that goes through an outside wall  that I'm a bit worried about.

[ben ji]

Even brand new gov buildings are not immune from the dastardly frozen pipes!

https://fox4kc.com/news/water-damage-forces-new-193-million-johnson-county-courthouse-to-close/

[420seriouscat69]

@wacky did you drip the faucets lastnight?  i was a little worried about my old girl who is hitting the century mark in a couple years, but all good this A.M.

Good call. I did not. 

[DQ12]

@wacky did you drip the faucets lastnight?  i was a little worried about my old girl who is hitting the century mark in a couple years, but all good this A.M.

When should I drip faucets? Is opening the cabinets around the pipes enough? There is a supply line for an upstairs shower that goes through an outside wall  that I'm a bit worried about.

idk man, beantowncat posted in our groupme to drip the exterior wall faucets lastnight so i did.  i'll probably it throughout the cold snap.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

@wacky did you drip the faucets lastnight?  i was a little worried about my old girl who is hitting the century mark in a couple years, but all good this A.M.

When should I drip faucets? Is opening the cabinets around the pipes enough? There is a supply line for an upstairs shower that goes through an outside wall  that I'm a bit worried about.

idk man, beantowncat posted in our groupme to drip the exterior wall faucets lastnight so i did.  i'll probably it throughout the cold snap.

Okay. Will start dripping tonite. Do not want broken pipes

[DQ12]

also a good idea to shut off the water to any external pipes (outdoor faucets/hoses, etc.).

Now that I've been a homeowner for almost 11 months i'm kind of an expert on these sorts of things.

[420seriouscat69]

Mrs Wacky is pretty much the handywomen of this house, so she handles all IT issues and house projects with the house. I just do as I'm told.

[CHONGS]

Do you guys have basements?

[DQ12]

Do you guys have basements?

yeah.  unfinished and stone foundation.

[star seed 7]

Snagged a space heater on Amazon today to put in the basement. It's fine right now but man there are some scary temps later this week.

[bucket]

Do you guys have basements?

yeah.  unfinished and stone foundation.

I have an unfinished Michigan style basement. That's one that was originally a crawl space then they later put in a walk-in basement.

[Cire]

I have a frozen kitchen faucet

Only the cold water...


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[CHONGS]

I heard that helps keep your pipes from freezing.  I haven't had a issue here yet, but I'm going to be paranoid.

[420seriouscat69]

I work in my basement every day. My house is split level, so it's finished. It gets cold af down here, but I have everything that I need to work.

[mocat]

Do you guys have basements?

yeah.  unfinished and stone foundation.

I have an unfinished Michigan style basement. That's one that was originally a crawl space then they later put in a walk-in basement.

that is wild, where do you live?