Karl Denninger has written extensively about the effect of extreme cold on your home's plumbing, heating problems, and related issues. His article is too long to excerpt here, so click over to his place and read it for yourself. Very interesting and useful information.
Stay warm, friends.
Peter
3 comments:
Interesting to know that modern houses do not have the capability of draining the pipes.
We heat with wood because it is what we can afford, which requires us chain sawing trees and the youngster splitting wood by hand. We live in northern Maine, and are shocked that so many around us would freeze without power for a few days. Some folks have propane ovens, and you can turn on the oven and open the oven door and heat the house that way, too. Don't trust the lives of your family on something you can't control, like the grid. Our electrical company guys are first rate, but they are just humans and things like ice storms and sabotage could overwhelm them.
Times are different... Things our parents 'knew' are no longer available... sigh
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