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December 9th, 2009 at 9:33 am
false.
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December 9th, 2009 at 10:09 am
not if the pipes are new aswell the most bad that can happen is coldness…remember the freezing point is ZERO NOT 17
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December 9th, 2009 at 10:21 am
run the water
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December 9th, 2009 at 11:07 am
They sure as hell will freeze if you turn the heater off.
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December 9th, 2009 at 11:21 am
it depends on the isolation and the temperature has allot to do…
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December 9th, 2009 at 11:40 am
pipes will freeze if the temp gets too low…new or old house
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December 9th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
false
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oh yeah…freezing point is not zero like Romeo said, its 32 degrees
December 9th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
if the pipes are insulated, then maybe they will be ok
plumbers will get rich tomorrow
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December 9th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
as long as the temp doesn’t fall below freezing
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December 9th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
not true, and it will be cheaper to just keep a little water running than to fix the pipes.
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December 9th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
theres always a chance buuuutt highley unlikeley
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December 9th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
false any pipes exposed to the cold can freeze some may be more prone to freeze than others but they can all freeze.
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December 9th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Not true.
Run a stream of water if the house isn’t heated, OR
if the water pipes come through an unheated crawl space.
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depending on where you are, freezing is:
0 degrees C.
32 degrees F.
December 9th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
false
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December 9th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
It depends on where the pipes are located and if they are insulated.
To say "all pipes in a new house won’t freeze" is false.
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December 9th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
They might freeze. They can freeze up when it gets below 32 degrees. I’d leave the water dripping, just in case!!
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December 9th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
a lot depends on whether or not the pipes are wrapped in/with insulation
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December 9th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
I live in Utah. It is supposed to get down to 2 degrees tomorrow night. Our indoor pipes ahve never frozen, and we don’t do anything to prevent that. I don’t know if builders in the area do something when constructing the house, but I know our pipes don’t freeze. Outdoor pipes like a sprinkling system will freeze though if the water is not turned off and drained, but I wouldn’t worry about your home pipes.
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December 9th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
If your house is new, then your pipes are probably plastic. I used to live in NY, and in the winter, it would get very cold overnight and we had an old house with metal pipes, and they never froze, so you should be fine.
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December 9th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
pipes are pipes and water freezes. Keep doing what you are doing and they won’t freeze. A builder’s advice.
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December 9th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Better safe than sorry. Not sure where you are, but houses here in Boston are made to take 17 degrees, or lower. We don’t start to worry about that until it gets below zero. They may not make em like that where you live.
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December 9th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
chances are your new house is insulated well enough to prevent a pipe freeze, but my water pump is located in our unheated garage so we run our water when it drops below freezing. Besides, it wont hurt anything
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December 9th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
If your heat doesn’t fail your pipes wont freeze. When the house was designed and built the plumbing was installed in such a manner as to prevent it from freezing when the heat is operational. You shouldn’t have to run your water at all unless some thing was done incorrectly. Without the heat however any homes piping will eventually freeze.
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December 9th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Newness is not as important as location of the pipes. Generally, houses in northern climates are built with the water pipes located on the inside of the building insulation, which protects the pipes from subfreezing weather. However, extremely cold weather and holes in the building that allow a flow of cold air to come into contact with pipes can lead to freezing and bursting. which may occur only once or twice a season. Holes in an outside wall where television, cable or telephone lines enter can provide access for cold air to reach pipes. The size of pipes and their composition (e.g., copper or PVC) have some bearing on how fast ice forms, but they are relatively minor factors in pipe bursting compared with the absence of heat, pipe insulation and exposure to a flow of subfreezing air.
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December 9th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Our pipes froze in our house and we had only been in it a week.
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December 9th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
I live in southern Illinois. I am a bricklayer. I see how things are done. Water is under the freeze level (3 feet) and brought up through the concrete slab into your heated home. You’ld have to pretty cold for your lines to freeze. Not impossible but not likely
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December 9th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
According to building codes for newer homes, plumbing pipe is supposed to be run in such a manner as to be AWAY from exterior walls in order to prevent freezing. However, there are still a few builders around who either ignore the codes or pay the building inspector to "look the other way". If you have a plumbing fixture (sink, tub or toilet) which is close to an exterior wall, be cautious.
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December 9th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
the freezing point Fahrenheit is 32 and yes they will freeze romeo is thinking Celsius
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December 9th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Tell your family say he is wrong and he is wrong. Your pipe does
not freeze up because your house is old or brand new. If there is no heat in the house it dose not matter the cold dos not discriminate If it’s cold it is going to be freeze. The only thing you have going for you is you say the cold time will be short! if you are correct, then you could be Lucky just because the cold time will be short. the only thing can guarantee frozen is heat. so don’t lesting to every body because some times they could be correct
As for me! if I give you an answere to any thing you can take it to the BANK because it’s correct. I do not try to fool any one because I do nor like when any try to play with my head. because
I am very hard to be fool. Get some heat in the house OK.>>>>.
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That was a good chat I hope he / she lestning to what I say because it could cost them a lot of cash so I hope they listing>>>
December 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Pipes do not know if your house is new or old. Of course a new house would probably be better insulated giving pipes a better chance of not freezing. But if a new house or an old house has no protection from the weather elements, they will freeze.
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Common sense.
December 9th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
False.
Keep your heater set at at least 55 degrees. And, if your pipes run outside above ground you better wrap them with insulation as well. Some of the new homes have underground pipes which should be ok.
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