due to freezing pipes?
2007-03-18 06:19:37 · 8 answers · asked by brandontremain 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You can turn the heat off if you "winterize" the house properly. Turn off the water main to the house, and then open all the faucets throughout the house. Open all hose bibs, and drain the water heater. Pour a little anti-freeze into the tanks and bowls of your toilets, and you should be fine.
The best situation is to simply leave the heat and the water heater on its lowest setting, and let the faucets drip just a tiny bit to keep the water in the house moving.
2007-03-18 08:07:50 · answer #1 · answered by johntindale 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This depends, but yes they could.
The climate that you live in is a factor. Are the pipes insulated? Is the area where the pipes are routed insulated? What were the temps for that winter?
Some people leave the faucets on a trickle to help compensate for it freezing.
2007-03-18 13:27:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pipes will burst if there is water in them, and they freeze. Most areas of the USA experience some freezing weather in the winter, so if there is water in the plumbing system, you will probably end up with burst pipes and / or fixtures. To prevent this, drain the system - including the fixtures AND traps.
2007-03-18 18:46:34 · answer #3 · answered by Dave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The pipes will freeze and the water inside of them will expand. This will result in the pipes breaking.
2007-03-18 13:24:34 · answer #4 · answered by totalmango 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it CAN yes, the only way to be sure not to have busted pipes is rid the the pipes of water in winter
2007-03-18 13:29:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ONLY IF IT FREEZES OUT SIDE, KEEP A COUPLE OF FAUCETS DRIPPING SLOWLY AND IT KEEPS THE WATER MOVING.
2007-03-18 14:52:33 · answer #6 · answered by ticketoride04 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
leak probably won't be the term you would use, burst ,flooded floors,ruined walls and flooring, burst toilet tanks these would just be a start.
2007-03-18 13:29:48 · answer #7 · answered by Sandy W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, yes and yes
2007-03-18 13:22:45 · answer #8 · answered by rotan0868 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋