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Originally Posted by MAXUM
If I were you even though you are able to heat the house, I'd blowout all the plumbing and antifreeze all the drain lines and toilets. You're biggest concern here is power loss and therefore the inability to heat the house.
Your homeowners insurance probably requires your driveway is cleared of snow for emergency access.
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I do a half-assed version of this. I turn off water main in basement, then flush all the toilets and open spigots in basement. This does not eliminate all the water, but it at least minimizes the water in the pipes. Reduces chance of freezing, and if there is something cracked somewhere, it will not leak until you are back in the house and can arrest flow immediately.
Also, this allows me to come up for a few weekends and turn the water on/off quickly