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Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: ~ADC~] #8550915
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Originally Posted by ~ADC~
Stack a bunch of bales around and on the well, and leave the attic door open. smile


… shoot the bales would freeze into ice cubes with the rain …. And we can barely keep the house halfway warm as it is lol

… don’t bother me but the wife is a little particular lol


Insert profound nonsense here
Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Steven 49er] #8550921
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Originally Posted by Steven 49er
Originally Posted by Savell


Yes sir… it’s under ground… it’ll bust at the well or in the attic

… have to drain everything from the well to the faucets to get the water out when it’s under freezing for a few hours or they’ll bust

… shoot even had one pvc elbow bust even after doing all that a couple years ago




So your outlet at the well is above grade? If so build a little structure over it, use an electric heater to keep it warm. Here we call them well house heaters or milk house heaters. Doesnt take much, even less in your part of the world. Turn it on when you need it.


The attic? Blow in some more insulation. Helps with cooling as well
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I heat with propane, According to my electric bill it uses about the same amount of electricity to heat my house at 25 below as it does to try and keep it cool at 90 95.


… 25 below? I can’t imagine

… a well house wouldn’t do crap… and the heater wouldn’t work when the powers out due to ice buildup on the lines that happens around here

… appreciate the response partner

… I’ll just never be able to wrap my mind around having running water at -25 lol


Insert profound nonsense here
Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Savell] #8550924
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Originally Posted by Savell
Originally Posted by Nessmuck
Savell....up here it's called indoor plumbing..


… I got a well 100 yards from the house… and pipes run through the attic under a tin roof … but it’s indoor plumbing I guess

… y’all got your pipes run through the walls or what ?


Ours come up through the basement floor.


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Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Jtrapper] #8550928
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The house i lived in in tx, the water lines were all on the outside. Seemed like a good idea till i got to ohio.

Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Jtrapper] #8550930
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It's 26 below here right now. Like said our water is 8 to 9 feet deep here. Mine comes up through the basement floor then everything runs on interior walls. That through the attic sounds like a major issue for cold weather.

Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Savell] #8550931
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Originally Posted by Savell
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… 25 below? I can’t imagine

… a well house wouldn’t do crap… and the heater wouldn’t work when the powers out due to ice buildup on the lines that happens around here

… appreciate the response partner

… I’ll just never be able to wrap my mind around having running water at -25 lol


It was 30 some below last night, the high today might have got to 15 below, weather for the next few days. We will have several days of subzero highs when this is done.

The guys to the north are colder.

We aren't guaranteed power year round. People are proactive and have generators.


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Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Jtrapper] #8550932
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I got bored of reading this.... we use Pex piping....... they say it won't freeze.... it WILL. I just put a bale of straw over our connection to the laundry room....half PVC half Pex....... we'll see how that works.... Imagine can keep the house pipes working despite the Negative 2 weather White17 sent my way!!!! frown frown frown


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Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Savell] #8550933
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Originally Posted by Savell
Originally Posted by ~ADC~
Stack a bunch of bales around and on the well, and leave the attic door open. smile


… shoot the bales would freeze into ice cubes with the rain …. And we can barely keep the house halfway warm as it is lol

… don’t bother me but the wife is a little particular lol


So you need a tarp over the bales and this for the wife...


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Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Jtrapper] #8550936
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Of course PEX will freeze. It will withstand freezing to an extent before it bursts.


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Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Jtrapper] #8550944
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Just -3 here...my friend's place up in northern NH is -16

A touch colder tomorrow


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Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Jtrapper] #8550945
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Savell....you know when it's real cold out...when you pass multiple

Logging trucks froze up on the side of the road.


It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Jtrapper] #8550962
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You lived in central Illinois. You know what cold weather is.
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Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Jtrapper] #8550965
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Cover those bales over your well with plastic sheets.
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Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: AKAjust] #8550966
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Originally Posted by AKAjust
Savell
Cover those bales over your well with plastic sheets.
just



He has to keep them on his bed. laugh

Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Jtrapper] #8550968
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…. I still think y’all yanks use black magic in order to keep water running in negative temps lol


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Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Jtrapper] #8550969
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Magic Savell, its magic


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Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: hippie] #8550972
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Originally Posted by hippie
Magic Savell, its magic


…. If it goes below freezing here for a day .. the hardware store sells out of pvc fittings for weeks

… no joke

.. that’s why I just drain everything


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Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Jtrapper] #8550973
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It’s 30 below right now…gas furnace is on,barrel stove is on idle….flowing well keeps flowing


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Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: Jtrapper] #8550974
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For freeze ups around here we just let water drip from the faucets and that's usually good enough.


My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
Re: Yankyfing The South! [Re: beaverpeeler] #8550977
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Originally Posted by beaverpeeler
For freeze ups around here we just let water drip from the faucets and that's usually good enough.


…. Was here too for a while

… until they stopped dripping lol


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