Do you let water faucet drip - Page 3

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

we turn our outside water off for those lines that are not insulated.

we have heat in our home so i am not sure why we would need to let faucets drip? so no, we do not let our faucets drip.

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skatting44 · ‎07-26-2019

No, just check makesure the heat is on in your home .

water pipes located on the outwalls or below windows , my husband wrapped the pipes in an insulated material .

The one and only time 40 yrs ago that I let the water drip all night at my sink that was on an exterior wall below a window , the pipe froze up. So, my husband jsut wrapped the pipes in an insulated material and I never again let the water drip again at night

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

I am in WV and in the 39 years we've lived in this house, we have never let the water drip, nor had frozen pipes. Our basement is heated, so the water pipes are always warm.

Back in the winter of 1975-1976, we had a frozen water pipe that burst in our mobile home kitchen in January. That was a very long, bitter cold winter, and there was no way my husband could get underneath the house to run new lines, so we had no kitchen water until April!

peachesncream · ‎03-13-2010

Yes. We have some pipes on outside walls, and here in Texas, no basements. We've also opened the cabinets below our sinks.

Our house looks pretty weird inside right now, but it's better than a burst pipe.

I just hope we don't run out of electricity. They've been warning on the news that we might exceed our capacity.

godi · ‎03-09-2010

When I lived in a trailer yes we had to. But in my house no.

MalteseMomma · ‎03-09-2010

YES!

qvcfreak · ‎03-10-2010

Yes, I’m in South Texas and we do it when temperatures get freezing cold 🥶

buyornot · ‎03-10-2010

@shaggygirl wrote:
Yes, If it's going to 20 F or less I do a slow drip in one of the bathroom faucets and also leave a cabinet door under my kitchen sink open because it's on an outside wall and an older home w/little insulation. During a frigid winter a few years back the cabinet thing was recommended on my local tv station.

THAT is so genius and easy to do-THANK YOU!

DiAnne · ‎09-22-2010

I live in the PNW and we do not get much severe winter weather but whenever the temp get down to freezing I leave a faucet up stairs dripping and leave the laundry room doors open because there are no heat vents in there.