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Although I keep rubber sheets etc. for temporary fixes I will have to keep the linoleum in the back of my mind.

My repair on the toilet in the shop is probably busted again.............:(

I am going to stay away from that one!:rofl2:

5 gallon buckets or a good drain plug work well also.

I have looked at the price of bottled water compared to cheap wine.

Maybe we should all keep 100 to 200 gallons of wine in our basements?

On second thought disregard this as i don't want the...

Honestly I haven't been to worried about you personally.

You seem to have things under control!:tu

Now I am going to have to look up how many cubic feet of wet or dry snow will make a gallon of water....

I would personally just bring it to a boil unless you live close downwind from a chemical...

When I was younger we raised geese. They would walk around in the snow. You might think that they would freeze their feet in the snow.

But they can swim in freezing water. Cold water absorbs much...

Ice can get much colder than 32'f but is the phase change of a liquid to a solid that takes or gives off the energy.

A similar phase change that is the difference between 212'F water and 212'f...

I did an interesting search [at least to me] today.

Here in the Minneapolis/St Paul MN area the frost is 16 to 30 inches deep.

Not to far into Wisconsin they are saying only 4".

A coworker...

Thanks for backing me up and now I know I am not the only one!

Then you are draining your hot water heater. If you open your hot water faucet the heater is still full of water and shouldn't over heat because it is still full.

I don't have AC in my house and since I have been off the night shift and not trying to sleep during the day the 5 or 6 days a year i would like it it isn't worth it to me.

We should get another thread going with this!

It is a sign of fall to me when I fire up and test the furnace and get the smell yo are talking about.

I try to do it when it is still warm and...

The tool I mentioned is around 9 feet and I think that my water is 7' or so but you need to be able to turn the handle!

How or can you siphon the water out of your heater?

My brother has a big...

Speaking from "Up North" who in the heck would run their water pipes in the attic.......:D

I have heard about people taking an only cold water shower in the summer because the "cold" water is...

Unless you have a recirc line the hot water can stagnate and freeze just the same as the cold lines. unless the hot water heater is above your faucet tat you are dripping it will not run out of water...