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Okie State

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  1. Why are these tankless units on the outside of the house?
  2. I've been pretty good about following the guidance and doing what I believe to be the right thing through all of this, but if we get to the holidays this Fall and we're still wearing masks I just may lose my shit.
  3. This is a great fucking idea man. Inspector didn't give you any shit about it? What kind of unions did you use?
  4. Don't think you can unless you have a separate supply shut-off to your system between the street and your PVB. Mine is cracked in the same spot from when I bought the house and it still works with the valve open or closed. I think when you close that valve it traps a small amount of water inside the ball which can freeze and crack. I assume you had that whole top area wrapped, right? I'm adding an underground shut-off to mine this spring and will finally replace the cracked valve.
  5. Yup. It's the running scenarios that most people don't do. They just kinda go with the flow and hope for the best. Usually works out for them too.
  6. I didn't drain the water heater. Didn't feel like that was necessary.
  7. It's funny reading all the stories about weirdos like me who stay up at night worrying about this shit and checking everything a thousand times. More than a few of my neighbors threw one of those foam covers on their spigots and called it a day. Also I'll admit I wasn't worried at all about this storm a week ago since I've been through much colder growing up in Oklahoma. That was before I realized our entire power grid was on the brink of collapse.
  8. Mine has been off the past two nights. Looks like this will be the last night below freezing for us in the ten day forecast. I'll likely do this going forward as well because it literally takes five minutes to shut off and drain everything.
  9. I learned basic plumbing from my Uncle as a kid and by working one summer for the OSU Physical Plant. The guys I worked with were dipshits, but they knew all there was to know about plumbing...and scoping out sorority girls on campus during rush week. Also learned a lot about painting working there.
  10. I was going to say they could sure as fuck tell you which Kardashian is dating which athlete. You know, important shit.
  11. The IPAs I had were okay, but not really better than what I've had locally.
  12. People just don't care to learn. This shit ain't rocket science. Lady next door gave no fucks to pay attention while I was shutting off the water to her exploding backflow preventer. I wanted to tell her to get her oldest son out there so I could teach him.
  13. Take the opportunity to install shut-off valves wherever you can. Insulation can only do so much.
  14. I've been trying to help people on Nextdoor with this. So many people are helpless when it comes to these things. I've physically shut off a few and posted pics and step by step directions for others. At least they'll know for the future.
  15. Someone in my neighborhood on Nextdoor told me all these pipe breaks were due to so many snowflakes moving here from the NE and California. So there's that.
  16. I never realized how many Surly posters live in Colorado.
  17. Good idea. Nextdoor has actually been useful during all this. People trading or donating what supplies or know how they do have. It's been good to see actually.
  18. This or a simple angle stop will do the trick until you can get it fixed correctly. I have a few on hand, but will be buying more spare supplies once this is over just in case.
  19. So my electricity contract is running out soon and it won't let me sign up for any new plans. Everything just says it's under maintenance. Am I about to get fucked with a huge rate increase?
  20. Went to HEB yesterday and it was low, but I managed to get a few things we needed. Stopped by the shitty Kroger by me this morning and their entire refrigerated/frozen section was blocked off with signs to not buy. I'm guessing they lost power and it all went bad. What a waste.
  21. Yeah just looking at where the pipes connect that makes sense. So I guess there's no need to do anything.
  22. I certainly wouldn't do anything based on my advice only. I found it on the internet and have no idea what should actually be done. I assume my tank is empty or low since nothing is coming out of my faucets so it made sense to me that I wouldn't want it heating up too much. Or maybe the tank doesn't empty at all unless you physically drain it. I don't really know how they work.
  23. Mine drained so I guess they weren't frozen. I'd think it would release some pressure if they were frozen, but I don't know. I turned my water heater to pilot mode. Not sure if that's necessary, but I'd at least turn it down. I did rewrap, but I don't really know why.
  24. This is absolutely what's happening and it's spreading like wildfire just as planned.
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