Ignoramus3686 wrote:

In article m, C G wrote:
JerryMouse wrote:

Ignoramus28269 wrote:
Recently, one day before we had to go on vacation, our house
thermostat quietly stopped telling the furnace to turn on and quietly
displayed a LOW BATTERY warning. We noticed it because it started
getting cold. A change of battery took care of it.

I am mad as hell. What if such a thing happened while we were on
vacation? The house would freeze! (we are in northern IL) And then
pipes would burst!

Turn off the water, gas, and electricity before you leave, doofus.

If you're going to shut off the heat, the pipes should be drained.

Is there an assurance that water will drain from all nooks of pipes,
etc?

No.

For example.

I have a refrigerator with water cooler. Will water drain from there?
No.

The proposed solution will not work.

Draining the pipes before shutting off the heat in northern climates is
pretty standard. If there are some things in need of individual
attention, deal with them.