"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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I woke up to some fun this morning. -=No water=- The pump pressure
is up but the lines are frozen. I put a heater in the pump house
(the
light had burned out, allowing the freeze?) an hour ago but no joy
yet. I'll put it in the crawlspace in a few minutes and see if that
does it. sigh

It has been 10 or 11F here two days in a row. The lowest I've seen
here before is 17F, and my outside line burst 8 years ago. I have
insulated the exterior pipes and shut them off for the winter now,
so
this is the first problem I've had, and the first time losing water.
There's a shutoff valve for each inside and outside lines.

Crap!

I bought a 200W Lasko personal heater for $12 in WalMart to see if it
can keep my water meter above freezing when I'm away without running
up an excessive electric bill. Right now it's defrosting dinner. It
could be wired through an electric heat wall thermostat as a backup to
the light bulb that distributes heat differently, like downwards or
through a conduit.

For the light bulb:
http://www.crmagnetics.com/Products/CR2550-P13.aspx

jsw