on 12/15/2008 6:43 PM Mikepier said the following:
Turning off your main water is probably a good idea. If the furnace
fails while it's that cold, the pipes will freeze and burst.


I would like to add that if the furnace did fail, even if the water
shut off, the water main can still freeze at the point it comes into
the house ( at the meter). This happened to a friend of mine. So I
would make sure the main pipe is well insulated.



That's assuming that the OP has city water. He may have a well which
pipe would be buried below frost level until it enters the house .

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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