My house is vacant and the heat is turned off. My neighbor tells me my pipes are going to freeze. Is this going to cause permanent damage? Is this Ok for a couple weeks til I get the gas back on?
2006-12-28 01:15:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
There won't be any problems. In fact, your house can get down to about 10 degrees before you need to be concerned. At 10 degrees, you will have to start worrying about your house plants, but that is it.
Let us know how this worked out for you.
2006-12-28 05:05:02 · answer #1 · answered by need a boy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You do NOT want the pipes to freeze.
If the pipes freeze, they can easily break which can result in major damage and costly repair.
If the house is vacant you still have to keep the house heated to a low temperature to prevent the pipes from freezing. Wrap any exposed pipes as well.
2006-12-28 09:20:04 · answer #2 · answered by sothere! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it could cause damage if the water that freezes in the pipes causes the pipes to break. Water expands when it freezes. You shouldnt leave the heat off for any length of time in the winter months if you live where it gets that cold. If you cant avoid it you could try to buy some insulaters or something electric to keep the pipes from freezing. Check out your nearest home depot.
2006-12-28 09:21:22 · answer #3 · answered by lothlorien30 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to turn the water off and drain the pipes if the inside of the house is going to get to 34 degrees. The pipes will break and you will have a flood if yu don't
2006-12-28 09:18:17 · answer #4 · answered by aussie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your pipes will burst if they freeze. Before you drain the pipes, TURN OFF YOUR HOT WATER HEATER! Turn your water supply off at the source. Then drain all the water out of your house plumbing from the lowest faucet. Drain the hot water heater and open all the faucets upstairs so that air can get into every pipe. Make sure that when you turn the water back on, let the hot water heater fill up completely before you turn it back on.
2006-12-28 09:28:17 · answer #5 · answered by Surveyor 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had a water heater pipe burst a few years ago in the cold of winter. It sprayed gallons and gallons of water all over the place while I was gone, and I came home to a water-inundated space. Parts of a ceiling and wall fell away like melted sugar candy, the wood floor was messed up, and it caused a costly rennovation. You need the heat on. Really, man, don't play with this. My situation, I would describe as a disaster.
2006-12-28 09:20:15 · answer #6 · answered by martino 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You need to drain your pipes, also drain your toilets. If they freeze, they are likely to bust. That will be expensive and if you turn the water back on, the house may flood. Its not a good idea to turn off heat in the winter time, but if you drain the pipes and also drain the water heater, and removed the circuit breaker turn it off or you will burn up the hotwater heater. If gas turn it off.
2006-12-28 09:20:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
turn off the water then open all the faucets if the pipes burst then you are in for worlds of trouble. can't tell you if the pipes will freeze in a few weeks depends on if the weather gets cold enough.
2006-12-28 09:46:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will break the pipes. Youi should turn the water off and drain all the pipes as best as possible.. Otherwise you will be doing plumbing.
2006-12-28 09:18:37 · answer #9 · answered by Biker 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ice expands and bursts the pipes
2006-12-28 09:23:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋