Do you live in a 100 year old house? No one in Canada does this, and it gets quite cold up here. Our utilities were planned knowing it was going to be cold
My house here in Texas was built in 1940. Its on block and beam and all the pipes under the house in the crawl space are exposed to the elements. I have them wrapped in foam which helps. The city water mains are only buried 16" deep in the ground. Our shit is designed for the swamp we live in so in a hard freeze we have to drip our taps or the lines ice up.
I live in the south. I've already had one pipe burst late 2022. House is maybe 40 years old. They just aren't designed for temperatures to get that low. Plumbing aisle was PACKED that day, so I wasn't alone.
You don't do it to every pipe, you do it to some that are at risk like near an external wall, far from the heater, etc. Or if you lose power in winter, make every faucet drip.
Personally, I'm stuck in Texas, where the houses are built by megacorps trying to maximize their profits. Given the quality of the parts of the house I can see, I'm pretty sure that they waved insulation over the studs, and maybe a piece or two blew in before they sealed everything up...
I mean if things are properly built then you shouldn't have to leave taps dripping. I can't say anything for USA infrastructure though. If it works it works I guess, but nothing I've had to worry about because properly built homes actually build for the conditions they are going to cencounter haha
Tiperrachi
When you gotta drip that faucet, that's the way. One of those Mr Clean pads is even quieter.
AskThisGuy
Jim Lahey coming in with the knowledge.
PauliePlaysPoorly
Bloke's that pissed his back teeth are floating.
ispendtomuchtimehere
that ended to soon..but maybe fix the sink and don't waste water..
BearcatFan
It’s probably stop pipes from freezing and bursting
Psionickitten
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lildude52ca
stop wasting water. fix your taps
MoonMoon89
JustBoone
If it's in my area we leave the faucet drip when it gets really cold otherwise the pipes will freeze up and possibly crack.
EvilEmperorXurg
Sparkmateriality
This.
dancinshroom
Do you live in a 100 year old house? No one in Canada does this, and it gets quite cold up here.
Our utilities were planned knowing it was going to be cold
mirrorz
My house here in Texas was built in 1940. Its on block and beam and all the pipes under the house in the crawl space are exposed to the elements. I have them wrapped in foam which helps. The city water mains are only buried 16" deep in the ground. Our shit is designed for the swamp we live in so in a hard freeze we have to drip our taps or the lines ice up.
MoonMoon89
I live in the south. I've already had one pipe burst late 2022. House is maybe 40 years old. They just aren't designed for temperatures to get that low. Plumbing aisle was PACKED that day, so I wasn't alone.
terribletruth
You don't do it to every pipe, you do it to some that are at risk like near an external wall, far from the heater, etc. Or if you lose power in winter, make every faucet drip.
gosumdoji
Personally, I'm stuck in Texas, where the houses are built by megacorps trying to maximize their profits. Given the quality of the parts of the house I can see, I'm pretty sure that they waved insulation over the studs, and maybe a piece or two blew in before they sealed everything up...
dancinshroom
I mean if things are properly built then you shouldn't have to leave taps dripping.
I can't say anything for USA infrastructure though. If it works it works I guess, but nothing I've had to worry about because properly built homes actually build for the conditions they are going to cencounter haha