Bob Villa wrote:
On Dec 9, 7:09 am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
Friend of mine, is acting as caretaker for a family member's
house. The power got shut off, and the house is cold inside.
Down to 37, last he checked. Four burneers on the stove for
an hour raises the temp two entire degrees.

Last night, we put RV antifreeze in the drain traps.
Toilets, sinks, showers. We considered the dishwasher. But
that hadn't run in six month or so, and probably the trap
dried out. Washing machine is in the cellar, and should stay
warmer.

For $3.97 that might be a lot cheaper than replacing a bunch
of broken pipes. I got to thinking. On the way home, I
bought myself a jug of antifreeze. Might never need it. But
it might be cheaper than replacing a bunch of pipes and such
if I need it here, or for a friend some day.

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You could use a plunger on a sink (new would be a good choice) and get
nearly all the water out (pushing not pulling).

bob_v

Around here it occasionally gets cold enough to damage plumbing
but the temp has to drop to 15F or lower for several days before
there is a plumbers bonanza. It's my understanding that in colder
parts of the country, folks setup the plumbing system so that it's
easily drained and also configured in such a way that compressed
air can be used to blow out any residual water. It seems to me that
a plumbing company could have a service where they could justify
the expense of a large high volume air compressor like those used
for jackhammers and go from one customer to another to clear their
lines or blow a nontoxic antifreeze mix through a system. With all
of the foreclosures going on, the creditors would probably have an
interest in some sort of mothballing service.

TDD