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Originally Posted by bigdog
Circling back on my original Post earlier this summer about heading South this winter, and home concerns, see below !
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Next winter I plan to go South for the months of Dec-Apr, had enough of these cold winters.......
That said, what are the things I need to do to winterize my home ?
House is 15 yrs old, well insulated, 4 BR, 4 Baths, Gas/Propane furnace,
with drilled Well.
I plan to have someone, check the house on a weekly basis.
Looking for a checklist of to-do items."
New Notes....
1. I plan to have someone locally check the house at least once a week.
2. Will be leaving heat on and set to 52 degrees.
3. Have 'Temperature' sensors in house tied to alarm system (Monitoring Serv)
4. Have 'Water' sensor placed near hot water heater, in house tied to alarm
system (Monitoring Service)
5. All toilets will be drained and each shut-off valves closed
6. All inside walls with water pipes (kitchen, baths), that are against outside
walls, will be insulated
6. Driveway will be plowed after major snow storm
7. Some inside lights will be on timers
8. Have notified Propane provider about winter plans, so deliveries can be
scheduled.
Other suggestions appreciated, thanks !!!
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Best of luck to you....hope it works out well. We had been doing this for 15 years successfully, but last December, the perfect storm hit, and we had frozen pipes and resulting flood on first floor. We had installed a new generator and had someone paid to watch the house, and he must have had had other fish to fry.....so as a result, I am very nervous about leaving this year. My excuse is the pandemic....but the thought of going through that ordeal again is too much. We are finally pretty much settled here again...it’s been exactly 9 months, and the contractor did a fantastic job, so we have no complaints. We thought we were all set before, but...not so. We are installing cameras throughout and hope that covers everything. At our ages, the old coping mechanisms are a bit shot!