Winter - Away - Turn Off Heat - Drain Pipes

TheProfessor · 12-07-2022, 12:23 PM

Yep.
My neighbor - seasonal - decided that all was a waste of money heating house by propane all winter. Year round full foundation modern house.
So hired someone to drain all pripes, etc.

Following year I visit and there in living room is a man on stilts patching the ceiling.

The following year. Did same. No heat in house.
I visit again.
And low and behold. There is the same man on stilts patcing the ceiling. My visit was only a few minutes. So I did not ask if there was any other damage. The owner of house was quite upset. So I did not ask any questions.

Penny wise. Pound foolish.

Yes, some can and do drain everything - and all is fine - for years or decades.
But some do have issues.

And yes, at out 1940 camp. We did drain all pipes. This is how I learned to sodder copper pipes. And I became quite good at it.

12-07-2022, 12:23 PM	#1
TheProfessor Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,062 Thanks: 17 Thanked 326 Times in 198 Posts	Winter - Away - Turn Off Heat - Drain Pipes Yep. My neighbor - seasonal - decided that all was a waste of money heating house by propane all winter. Year round full foundation modern house. So hired someone to drain all pripes, etc. Following year I visit and there in living room is a man on stilts patching the ceiling. The following year. Did same. No heat in house. I visit again. And low and behold. There is the same man on stilts patcing the ceiling. My visit was only a few minutes. So I did not ask if there was any other damage. The owner of house was quite upset. So I did not ask any questions. Penny wise. Pound foolish. Yes, some can and do drain everything - and all is fine - for years or decades. But some do have issues. And yes, at out 1940 camp. We did drain all pipes. This is how I learned to sodder copper pipes. And I became quite good at it.