Dripping faucets when it's cold?

[Michigan Slim]

Yes, a fast drip on the cold line at a minimum. A new service line starts at about $3000.00 around here. Most of our meters are in a pit in the ROW. Everything after the meter belongs to the customer. If the meter is in the house, everything after the curb stop is the customers. Contractors here are making bank.

 

I run utilities for a living. A little bit on your water bill is nothing compared to the possible cost of a freeze up. 

[Singin' Sue 71615]

On 2/10/2025 at 9:14 PM, Trailrider #896 said:

When we first moved into our house, 36 years ago, it was brand new. Designed and built by a California outfit that had no clue about cold weather! Christmas Eve night the outside temp went down to -24F. The pipes to the master bath ran under the floor, which is the roof of the garage. They claimed they insulated around the pipes, but did not have any heat duct runs nearby. They didn't understand that given enough time, the temp over insultation will reach a steady state so there might as well not be any insulation at all.  Pipes froze and burst and when it warmed up, flooded the garage! Couldn't get a plumber, and there was only one master shutoff valve for the whole house! Turned it off, had some copper pipe caps of the same diameter as the burst pipe. Cut off behind the break and soldered them in place.  There were eight houses in the new development of the same design. Same thing happened to all eight!  Under warranty, they came in and fixed up most of the heat runs.  But there is still one shower pipe set that is in an exterior wall. Hasn't been that cold since, but almost. Solution is, as everyone has recommended. When it is forecast cold, let the hot and cold water drip and open the shower and cabinet doors so heat can get to the pipes! Wind chill along the Front Range in Colorado can get well below zero.

Yup. Been there.

Froze under the road...guess the warm weather melted the 'blanket' of snow that was insulating.

We now have a cap we can remove, and jump the metal pipe to thaw if it happens again!

5 hours ago, Michigan Slim said:

Yes, a fast drip on the cold line at a minimum. A new service line starts at about $3000.00 around here. Most of our meters are in a pit in the ROW. Everything after the meter belongs to the customer. If the meter is in the house, everything after the curb stop is the customers. Contractors here are making bank.

 

I run utilities for a living. A little bit on your water bill is nothing compared to the possible cost of a freeze up. 

We always trickled cold water...always worked

[Michigan Slim]

Replaced two frozen meters today. Summer residents checking on their lake homes. 

I'm sitting in my office now watching it dump snow. Going to set up my cot and get some rest until it stops. I'll jump in the truck and plow all night. Salary is not good some weeks. Lol

[Doc Shapiro]

Apparently this morning recorded the lowest ever temperature in town.  Glad this cold snap isn't a normal occurrence.  One more night of extreme cold, then temps start to come up as the next storm system rolls in.

[Michigan Slim]

I'm hoping we get the predicted snow here. Very cold temps coming. Snow insulates the ground from the extreme cold and we break less lines. 

[Grass Range]

On 2/11/2025 at 1:43 PM, Nickle said:

That's the best with heat duct modified to heat the crawl space under the trailer but you should also have a way for the air to circulate. Example if the skirting is tight around the trailer and you have straw bales around that. If it's tight it's hard to blow more hot air in there unless  it has some place  to go.

 

Also halogen lights or even agricultural heat lights can be wired in to help with heating.  Even  my drinker for my cattle.  It's electric, plus Also heat tape. But I have a halogen light bulb in there that I can turn on if heat tape malfunctions or something. 

 

I never lived in a mobile home but I did not think there is such a thing as tight skirting