When we were planning to build our last house, the pipes
froze and burst in the model home in our new subdivision. The model used the
same plans as ours, so the event really caught our attention. The developers winterized
their sprinkler system before the cold set in. They’d disconnected hoses from
outside faucets. But they were in the habit of lowering the thermostat in the model
home at night to save money; something I’m sure they ended up regretting. The
pipe that burst was under the kitchen sink, near an exterior wall. Opening the
cupboard under the sink might have prevented a destructive mess. They might
have wrapped the pipe with heat tape or left the kitchen faucet slowly dripping
at night. In my current home there are four faucets against exterior walls. I
worry about them all when the temperature drops. Our builders had plumbers,
drywallers and painters at their beck and call. We don’t.
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