Doing it again in the grove, woke up to hearing it pelting windows.
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Forecast lows keep dropping for Monday night. Looking like we are in for a hard freeze.
I really hope I don't have to replace my citrus trees for a 3rd time in 4 years.
A hard freeze, you say?!BayAg_14 said:
Forecast lows keep dropping for Monday night. Looking like we are in for a hard freeze.
saying a low of 17 where I am at for mon night/tuesday morning. damn
how cold did it get for the hard freeze a couple years back?
I'll be in brazil for this. I swear every natural phenomenon that causes issues in the tine happens when I am overseas and going overseas isn't even a major part of my work anymore.
Sea Speed said:
I'll be in brazil for this. I swear every natural phenomenon that causes issues in the tine happens when I am overseas and going overseas isn't even a major part of my work anymore.
Trust me I wish I could.
will be interesting to keep an eye on this thing. accueweather currently calling for snow on monday and it staying below freezing all day. weather.com isn't projecting the snow at the moment.
Yeah, up till a day or two ago, they were thinking the bottom wouldn't drop out until Wednesday. Now it's Monday potentially.
If it's gonna be icemageddon, it's a good thing it's MLK day and I can just stay home and watch the foolishness on the roads on the tv.
If it's gonna be icemageddon, it's a good thing it's MLK day and I can just stay home and watch the foolishness on the roads on the tv.
Man, as a kid I loved these cold snaps. Then I grew up, got a commute, and dropped money on landscaping.
Now it's just...annoying.
Now it's just...annoying.
I thought it was Monday night going in to Tuesday
Yeah, looks like it will be cold on Monday, maybe some rain with the front rolling in late in Monday and then freeze over ight. Warm up to low 40s on Tuesday and then maybe another freeze Tuesday night.
Sea Speed said:
I thought it was Monday night going in to Tuesday
Most recent updates are showing that Dallas is in the teens before midnight Sunday, and Houston drops below freezing by Monday morning.
Complete horse****, I get the day off from work and book golf and now it's ****ing freezing
It's a holiday - so it tracks that we'd have a clusterf-k storm/icepocolypse/flood.
Saturday looks nice, with Sunday looking decent as well. My plan is to golf one of those days and then relax my balls off on MLK day.Rustys-Beef-o-Reeno said:
Complete horse****, I get the day off from work and book golf and now it's ****ing freezing
man you really won't take a hint
It’s time to start prepping for the possibility of a pipe-bursting hard freeze in Houston next week. At this time low temperatures in the low 20s are most likely, but lows in the teens are possible. This does not look like a repeat of February 2021. (1/2) https://t.co/GD9FlPpsI3
— Travis Herzog ⚡️ (@TravisABC13) January 9, 2024
Much colder weather coming early next week…those that need longer lead time for any winterization efforts should begin those processes. https://t.co/EM1CaW3Bw4
— Jeff Lindner (@JeffLindner1) January 10, 2024
Anyone have a good tree cover they recommend? We planted 3 eaglestons last springs and don't want to lose them.
Bury them in a mound of dirt
Eagleston holly shouldn't freeze.
#ERCOT now showing an 80 gigawatt peak Monday morning. All time Jan. record is <66GW. For now, ERCOT forecasts plenty of spare capacity. I don't currently anticipate problems but I'd feel a lot better if we had increased energy efficiency the last few years. #txlege #txenergy pic.twitter.com/kbpMcX39JV
— Doug Lewin (@douglewinenergy) January 10, 2024
wessimo said:It’s time to start prepping for the possibility of a pipe-bursting hard freeze in Houston next week. At this time low temperatures in the low 20s are most likely, but lows in the teens are possible. This does not look like a repeat of February 2021. (1/2) https://t.co/GD9FlPpsI3
— Travis Herzog ⚡️ (@TravisABC13) January 9, 2024
Its funny because only a few days ago that chode was saying the cold forecast was all hype.
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Should I warm up the pool ahead of this cold snap? I am sure they are going to jack the natural gas prices again during the peak of this, so if I could heat the pool ahead of it, would it stay above the 38 degree auto run? Or, am I overthinking this? I don't know if 12 hours below freezing is enough to cool down the water that much.
I think if you just keep the pump running you will be fine. Imo you're overthinking it. But what do I know, your pool is way fancier than any I've owned.
Your pool setup should automatically run if the ambient temp gets below freezing, that's enough to keep pipes from freezing. If you lose power keeping your system from circulating water, drain your pool plumbing (lots of YouTube videos showing you how).Milwaukees Best Light said:
Should I warm up the pool ahead of this cold snap? I am sure they are going to jack the natural gas prices again during the peak of this, so if I could heat the pool ahead of it, would it stay above the 38 degree auto run? Or, am I overthinking this? I don't know if 12 hours below freezing is enough to cool down the water that much.
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The question was more about burning nat gas before the cold when the gas is cheap in hopes of not burning when the gas is expensive.
Right and I dont think you need to burn any if you just keep your pump running. I dont think you will get anywhere close to 38 degree water temps.
Sea Speed said:
Right and I dont think you need to burn any if you just keep your pump running. I dont think you will get anywhere close to 38 degree water temps.
With the pump running, you have a gigantic heat sink with the rest of the pool volume. It would take very cold weather for a very long time to remove enough latent heat to drop the entire pool below 32.
Question about water sitting in french drain pipes or PVC pipes and collection bins for yard drainage....how would you, or do you need, to remove standing water inside of these so they don't freeze and crack the pvc or collection bin....etc?
Wouldn't it need to be completely or near completely full for that to be an issue?