Prevent Baseboard Freeze

[jj1949]

I also have hot water baseboard heat and last month I had my plumber drain my system and refill it with an anti freeze solution. I did have a water line partially freeze last winter, it was on the zone line for my upstairs which never sees heat other than my pellet stove. I'm more cautious this year and yes, I think the therm guard was one of the best ideas anyone could've ever come up with. The last thing any one of us wants is to have water lines burst and have the expense of replacing them.

 

[imacman]

.....This will save me from having to do it manually and protect me if I forget! Great idea.

Yep, the ThermGuard is really the perfect thing for people that heat w/ alternatives to HHO or Gas.


JJ1949, sorry to hear you went to the expense of filling with anti-freeze....hope you never have a leak in the house with that stuff.

 

[jj1949]

Me too Macman but it was before I knew anything about the ThermGuard. Would've saved me money for sure but can't look back now.

 

[imacman]

Me too Macman but it was before I knew anything about the ThermGuard. Would've saved me money for sure but can't look back now.

Yep, I understand.

 

[EJW1]

After reading about feezing pipes here, I got to thinking that I better let a few faucets drip constantly because my furnace has not been running and I never gave the water pipes a thought since they are under the house and the house has a crawl space below ground level but its still very cold under it.

I would say let some of your faucets drip until the severe cold snap is over and temps get back to more seasonal.

Letting your faucets drip during extreme cold can help keep the water lines from freezing but it can freeze your sewer line shut. Little tiny amounts of water
will never make it all the way out of a sewer line before they freeze.