On Feb 22, 11:28*am, Vic Smith
wrote:
On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:12:07 -0500, LSMFT wrote:
Closing a house in the northeast next winter. I will shut off the heat.
I know I have to drain the plumbing, baseboard up stairs and put rv
fluid in the drains. What about the boiler in the basement? Will the
basement in an unheated house freeze? It gets 20 below zero here but the
basement is tight and normally 72 degrees with the heat on. The washer
is also in the basement. So what do others do in the north?

Never did it myself, but I wouldn't let my house sit over the winter
unheated. *I'd keep it at least 40F or so, and have somebody check it
at least a couple times a week.

--Vic

If the power goes out or something breaks at -20 things freeze in
hours if its kept at 40, and even at 40 pipes to near to exterior
walls can freeze at -20. Relying on a neighbor may also not work. best
is winterise everything and shut everything down.