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Default [OT?] Going away for the holidays. Good idea to turn the main water valve in the house off?

On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:56:36 -0500, willshak
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on 12/16/2008 12:09 AM termtests said the following:
Thanks so much for your quick and very detailed reply. Truly
appreciate it. I'll print it out and follow the instructions
accordingly.

But I aplogize for this, but I'm afraid I left out one bit of
information about my house which might have some bearing on what
should be done before I leave for my holidays.

I forgot to mention that I have in-floor/radiant floor heating system
in my basement concrete floor that has plastic pipes with hot water
running through them.


Is your basement below ground and the floor below frost level? If so,
the floor will not get below freezing temps so it should be OK, even if
it shut off.


OK, that's good to know. Thanks.