Once again, idiots driving too fast for conditions. I felt sorry for those folks who were driving slow enough and able to stop, only to be nailed from behind be some other moron.
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absolutely.
Abc13 running numerous reports with parents ripping on the HISD super who regrets closing schools. Numerous schools with heating issues today with parents *****ing about that. Lol. Love to see it
I am overseas as well so had to teach my wife what to do as well.
She has PTSD from 21, as we had an interior pipe freeze and break. Luckily it was during the day and we caught it quickly.
~egon
She has PTSD from 21, as we had an interior pipe freeze and break. Luckily it was during the day and we caught it quickly.
~egon
Hope yall came away unscathed this time around.
Turned water back on and a galvanized faucet was looking like Old Faithful. Had the plumber come and yank out the pipe and plug it up permanently. Same pipe was a problem during the snow debacle so just killed it. Never liked that faucet. Plumber says lots of broken pipes in the area.
Lots of problems due to ****ty owners not paying attention.
I'm pretty sure I came out unscathed between my house and my rentals. A couple of years ago I had a tenant send me this photo though.
Dr. Doctor said:
I am overseas as well so had to teach my wife what to do as well.
She has PTSD from 21, as we had an interior pipe freeze and break. Luckily it was during the day and we caught it quickly.
~egon
Speaking of PTSD. The GFS has next week's system dumping a foot of rain on us. Hopefully that's way over-estimated, and hopefully we can get some big rains when we are in the middle of our 100 days of 100 degree weather without any rain at all.
That's not how this works.
maroon barchetta said:
That's not how this works.
I know. El Nino is doing what it's suppose to and maintaining a wet winter. Good for stock tanks and lakes in areas at least. Who knows what this summer will do.
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Cromagnum said:maroon barchetta said:
That's not how this works.
I know. El Nino is doing what it's suppose to and maintaining a wet winter. Good for stock tanks and lakes in areas at least. Who knows what this summer will do.
Hunga Tonga!!!
GFS is extremely inaccurate that far out. Euro model (which would be equally inaccurate as the GFS at this stage) is showing 2 inches and change over Houston.Cromagnum said:Dr. Doctor said:
I am overseas as well so had to teach my wife what to do as well.
She has PTSD from 21, as we had an interior pipe freeze and break. Luckily it was during the day and we caught it quickly.
~egon
Speaking of PTSD. The GFS has next week's system dumping a foot of rain on us. Hopefully that's way over-estimated, and hopefully we can get some big rains when we are in the middle of our 100 days of 100 degree weather without any rain at all.
I'd stick with SCW. At this point the best guess is that the region will get 5 inches of rain, +/- 3 inches.
Send that **** to Central Texas and let the highland lake dams fill up. Canyon Lake too.Cromagnum said:Dr. Doctor said:
I am overseas as well so had to teach my wife what to do as well.
She has PTSD from 21, as we had an interior pipe freeze and break. Luckily it was during the day and we caught it quickly.
~egon
Speaking of PTSD. The GFS has next week's system dumping a foot of rain on us. Hopefully that's way over-estimated, and hopefully we can get some big rains when we are in the middle of our 100 days of 100 degree weather without any rain at all.
For real. Send this rain to central Texas. We drive by Medina Lake every time we visit my in-laws in Bandera. They need it badly.CDUB98 said:Send that **** to Central Texas and let the highland lake dams fill up. Canyon Lake too.Cromagnum said:Dr. Doctor said:
I am overseas as well so had to teach my wife what to do as well.
She has PTSD from 21, as we had an interior pipe freeze and break. Luckily it was during the day and we caught it quickly.
~egon
Speaking of PTSD. The GFS has next week's system dumping a foot of rain on us. Hopefully that's way over-estimated, and hopefully we can get some big rains when we are in the middle of our 100 days of 100 degree weather without any rain at all.
Despite turning off the water at the meter, opening the petcocks, running my sprinkler solenoids dry, and opening the exterior faucets on the line, and my PVB cracked.
rilloaggie said:
Despite turning off the water at the meter, opening the petcocks, running my sprinkler solenoids dry, and opening the exterior faucets on the line, and my PVB cracked.
Those do store enough water that they can still expand enough to pop the bell. I had it happen on a smaller one in 2021.
correct. Had it happened to me a handful of years back. I've since started covering it in a blanket and layering on top of the blanket one of the insulated covers you can buy off amazon. Before the insulated cover I would use a trash bag and it worked fine. Well enough in the big freeze in 21' when it was below freezing for a week straight.Cromagnum said:rilloaggie said:
Despite turning off the water at the meter, opening the petcocks, running my sprinkler solenoids dry, and opening the exterior faucets on the line, and my PVB cracked.
Those do store enough water that they can still expand enough to pop the bell. I had it happen on a smaller one in 2021.
They were open 90 degrees. It split at the inlet valve so I assume some water was trapped at or just above that.
This pic is from this morning, petcocks are closed from yesterday afternoon when I was trying to fire everything back up.
This pic is from this morning, petcocks are closed from yesterday afternoon when I was trying to fire everything back up.
rilloaggie said:
They were open 90 degrees. It split at the inlet valve so I assume some water was trapped at or just above that.
This pic is from this morning, petcocks are closed from yesterday afternoon when I was trying to fire everything back up.
Mine cracked there last year so this year I installed some union valves and just took the whole thing off and put it in the garage and covered the little bit of remaining pipe above ground
https://www.amazon.com/Frost-King-HC3A-Automatic-Electric/dp/B000IKSQ8U/ref=mp_s_a_1_5_sspa?crid=7Y3INCVQLZ8O&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0bVkgdJ9QQn7iX3z8kL875o573AXKlwqso7ix8sM7JIADUdg6Tr0w8GoxSihG1nB287CYV9zB2CkMuuF9qCvGRxTFzFJwbyfd0GwN20GoQc-3X5zXkNRcGfguGEK8hh28eNmXUq0hp5dTA2E4S3gewYhBP8diTdhZbJA5wRtImIEUFtvIvo6ah8admY0QGaC7xjxVzemZzcDdpfTCg2QTw.2jD62jKVsTnmbO15dxNkxFHeQW1_VdxDZS9qR1Opmcc&dib_tag=se&keywords=heating+wire+for+pipes&qid=1705679950&sprefix=heating+wire%2Caps%2C200&sr=8-5-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfbXRm&psc=1
Plug in warming cord, I have this wrapped around the water line into my home as well as the sprinkler back flow preventer. Wrap it up in insulation and then cover with a garbage bag. I disassemble the valve in the back flow preventer as well.
Plug in warming cord, I have this wrapped around the water line into my home as well as the sprinkler back flow preventer. Wrap it up in insulation and then cover with a garbage bag. I disassemble the valve in the back flow preventer as well.
If you want to get wild and crazy you could always just take that contraption off and STR8 PIPE THAT HO.
Assuming there's no valve below that, there is water leading up from your main supply to that valve. There is no way to drain that. The only way to prevent water freezing and cracking the new valve in the future is to invest in better insulation for the line.rilloaggie said:
They were open 90 degrees. It split at the inlet valve so I assume some water was trapped at or just above that.
This pic is from this morning, petcocks are closed from yesterday afternoon when I was trying to fire everything back up.
After the Valentines great freeze, I got these for my water supply into the house and all of the exterior hose bibs. Cut a pool noodle to put over them and the pipe and zero issues since. I only drip the faucets so my wife doesn't drive me nuts worrying.AlaskanAg99 said:
https://www.amazon.com/Frost-King-HC3A-Automatic-Electric/dp/B000IKSQ8U/ref=mp_s_a_1_5_sspa?crid=7Y3INCVQLZ8O&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0bVkgdJ9QQn7iX3z8kL875o573AXKlwqso7ix8sM7JIADUdg6Tr0w8GoxSihG1nB287CYV9zB2CkMuuF9qCvGRxTFzFJwbyfd0GwN20GoQc-3X5zXkNRcGfguGEK8hh28eNmXUq0hp5dTA2E4S3gewYhBP8diTdhZbJA5wRtImIEUFtvIvo6ah8admY0QGaC7xjxVzemZzcDdpfTCg2QTw.2jD62jKVsTnmbO15dxNkxFHeQW1_VdxDZS9qR1Opmcc&dib_tag=se&keywords=heating+wire+for+pipes&qid=1705679950&sprefix=heating+wire%2Caps%2C200&sr=8-5-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfbXRm&psc=1
Plug in warming cord, I have this wrapped around the water line into my home as well as the sprinkler back flow preventer. Wrap it up in insulation and then cover with a garbage bag. I disassemble the valve in the back flow preventer as well.
If I had the time and cash to blow, i'd get longer runs and just put them and pool noodles on all my runs in the attic plugged into a thermostat that would automatically turn them on under 40 degrees.
This is what I did, ball valve as low as I could go to ground level and then union valve right above that
this is my problem. I used to turn the water off in the ground before it got to the backflow, but now I cant find the damn box because grass has grown on top of it.
AustinCountyAg said:
this is my problem. I used to turn the water off in the ground before it got to the backflow, but now I cant find the damn box because grass has grown on top of it.
Wait wait wait…
You need this board to find you a restaurant for your anniversary
You need this board to find you a good hotel for a weekend away with your wife
Now you need them to find the valve box for your water supply line?
yes I do. Feel free to swing by the house and start poking. I did it for 30 minutes the other day with no luck. The more help the better.
We talking about your wife still or the valve box?
Just realizing I didn't do anything about my sprinkler system...this is my first winter with one...wrapped everything else and took other precautions. Are the underground pipes very vulnerable or mostly just everything above ground? Will need to take a look when I get home this afternoon.
Where are you? If you've got an issue with your system, you'd have likely seen evidence of it by now. Your pipes underground are okay.
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