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Old 11-01-2012, 10:38 AM   #5
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Default Agree with Slickcraft

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Originally Posted by Slickcraft View Post
As for frozen pipes with a poured foundation and heated upstairs, not very likely. For insurance Dan's idea of the heat tape sounds better than cutting holes in the floor.
I had a poured foundation and I never had problems with frozen pipes. In fact it was a crawlspace, not a cellar.

If you have forced hot water baseboard heating, the hot water flows below the fooring and gives off warmth to the foundation.
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