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[shadowgray396]

Can't image how many frozen pipes there will be. I know the pipes are buried deeper then here, we only bury our water lines 2 feet down max. The snow can act as an insulator keeping the ground from freezing to deep. Everyone take care during this cold weather snap and be careful if you are traveling around the area.

[Hank70SS]

Originally Posted by shadowgray396

Can't image how many frozen pipes there will be. I know the pipes are buried deeper then here, we only bury our water lines 2 feet down max. The snow can act as an insulator keeping the ground from freezing to deep. Everyone take care during this cold weather snap and be careful if you are traveling around the area.

I believe the frost line here is 42". There will be plenty of frozen water lines under roads that have been cleared, freeze will go a lot deeper with no snow, pavement and the hard packed dirt. We have a well and the line comes into the basement about 5' below grade, that plus close to 20" of snow on the ground we should be okay. Can't even see the well head, it's out there somewhere but not visible anymore.

[BillsCamino]

Originally Posted by shadowgray396

Can't image how many frozen pipes there will be. I know the pipes are buried deeper then here, we only bury our water lines 2 feet down max. The snow can act as an insulator keeping the ground from freezing to deep. Everyone take care during this cold weather snap and be careful if you are traveling around the area.

My water meter sits out in a metal box on the front corner of my property...less than 12" down. The water supply line I just had replaced 2 yrs ago is probably 8-10" down. All the houses around here are on a slab.
Got double glass thermo windows in the house, about 3 1/2" of insulation in walls, about 8" in attic. All that mainly for the summer A/C cooling.
Most of the ceilings on 1st floor are 18' high.