thumbs up my friend

Great pointers! Not something I hear many channels talking about. Thank you for sharing!

@ModernRefugee

2 жыл бұрын

I just try to keep things simple and practical. Thanks for the comment.

Thanks, Modern Refugee

All these little tips that pop up in forums, videos and chats really do make a difference to a lot of folk out there. Good stuff, stay warm.

Good tip , thanks for sharing , God bless !

I can depend on two calls every year, someone steps through the attic getting Christmas decorations and someone's pipes freeze when they are away for the week after Christmas. 2 great solutions you shared, thanks.

Smart! Thanks for reminding everyone. I need to unscrew my outdoor hoses

Good post! I got a little giggle out of the "don't use LED lights" but it was great information. I grew up in a trailer and had to deal with keeping the pipes from freezing every year. Watch for the drain pipes as well. If it is below freezing for more than a couple of days even a stream of water in the drain can freeze and build up to a clog.

Stay Warm ! Thanks for your work man !

great chat thank you

Those light bulbs have always worked for us. We look for the rough service bulbs. We've also let the faucets drip, and opened the sink doors so the undersink area gets to room temp.

That lightbulb under the oilpan of the old, cold, 454 can make all the difference in a minus 40 garage too!

FYI....MR the new 'PEX' pluming pipe I'm told can withstand being frozen and won't split 😳 Mind you I haven't put it to the test 🤪 LOL I still take precautions 👍

Agreed. It's surprising how much heat those incandescent light bulbs throw. Definitely would help prevent pipes from freezing . . . at least unless the temperatures dipped much too cold. You wouldn't happen to know off-hand at what temperature this would no longer be effective, Modern Refugee? Thanks for the video and God bless.

@ModernRefugee

2 жыл бұрын

We used to use those all winter when I was young and it would work into the single digits.

@averagejoesmiling456

2 жыл бұрын

@@ModernRefugee Excellent to know this! Thanks!

Very informative Thanks

You's northern Michiganers sound like us northern Wisconsiners. Enjoying the vids.

@ModernRefugee

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you neighbor.

Good advice.

I have wrapped pipes with pipe insulation, put towels in basement windows esp if near pipes, wrapped pipes in cloth, open sink undercupboard doors, and keep bathroom doors open so the tiny room doesent get so cold. ( I dont heat my entire house in winter).

Did you see the snow storm in China a couple of days ago? Man I can definitely see that we are gonna have a bad winter.

I was just thinking this when I made my last video earlier. How I am no experienced hunter but I have many other skills and am an excellent shot also. Dude this is an excellent idea !!!!

@PenntuckytheCrag

2 жыл бұрын

Yup leave a drip going

Great suggestion, MR! Another suggestion for those caught without the light? A small fan running near the pipe will also keep the air around the pipes moving and keep the pipe from freezing. Been there, done that. Blessings to you and your family.

At my parents' old farmhouse in Maryland, when the weather got very cold, we would wrap any exposed pipes with insulation and keep the water running a trickle from every indoor faucet. Love your sweater BTW!

@ModernRefugee

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That was one advantage to living in Appalachia coal country, most houses back then had a basement with a coal furnace. But we still let the water run all night if the daytime temps got real low. Better safe than sorry!

@ModernRefugee

2 жыл бұрын

We burned coal too when I was a kid. It was the soft coal they called it.

@gidget8717

2 жыл бұрын

@@ModernRefugee Do you remember the smell of it the first really cold day of winter. I can close my eyes and...

@ModernRefugee

2 жыл бұрын

@@gidget8717 yup

It probably wasn't safe, but when I was growing up we use an old fashioned kerosene lantern to keep things from freezing

Simple things that most people forget about

Thank you. I’m down in central Texas and had a raised outside faucet up against the east side of garage freeze last year. Do you think I’d be better off turning off the water this year when it freezes? It got cold enough to kill 2 large hawthorns on the south side of the house.

@ModernRefugee

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I would shut the water off. I have a valve on the inside to shut our outside faucet off. So for me it’s fairly easy.

@PennsylvaniaPrepper

2 жыл бұрын

You also want to make sure the lines are drained. I turned off the hose at the supply, but the water was still in the hose, It froze, the trigger handle cracked.

@ModernRefugee

2 жыл бұрын

Also some outdoor faucets are self draining. Sometimes it will say on the faucet, just so you know this as well.

@Sunshine-zg7pw

2 жыл бұрын

@@ModernRefugee Thank you!

@Sunshine-zg7pw

2 жыл бұрын

@@PennsylvaniaPrepper Thank you!

Thank you that was very valuable information. And sometimes when you're in a little bit of a panic you may even forget about these simple but very effective ideas. And that person is me. So thank you so much because I was using a space heater which cost about $10 a day to run, went to the heat tape couldn't find a small enough piece for the section I needed covered and it also is very expensive to run. I'm light bulb is much cheaper at least that's what Google is telling me so God bless you for making this video! Here's the question I can't seem to get answered from Google anyway what wattage bulb do you use?

@ModernRefugee

Жыл бұрын

60-75

@kelliquinn1342

Жыл бұрын

As a recent Widow with the weight of the world on her shoulders, God used you and that pleases him. I had been using a space heater in an old while to keep my pipes which are not even below the frost line. Cost $15 a day to run. You've saved me a lot of money you so much you just don't know what that video meant to me. And I realize I have to comment and you were nice enough to put a heart, we are about to hit some really cold weather and I thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. Happy holidays I hope the goodness comes back to you tenfold

At what point would you stop using these lights and drain the pipes to prevent freezing? Or can you use lights indefinitely as long as you have powder?

@ModernRefugee

2 жыл бұрын

We used them all winter

I have a question where do you put the light on the pipes coming out of the main pump?

@ModernRefugee

7 ай бұрын

I can’t answer that for sure, because I would have to see it. However I would place a light where the water comes in from the well and after where it comes out. Then on any pipes that run along exterior walls. Then I would keep the water running, just a slow trickle about the size of a pencil lead. I would do this until you can have a more permanent solution figured out like heat tape on the pipes.

@sherryn39455

7 ай бұрын

@@ModernRefugee Thank you so much

And if worst comes to worse you can shut off main and drain water

What if there was NO generator, MR ? ♨

@ModernRefugee

2 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure looking back how safe it was, but a small kerosene heater.