Three story house. Wood construction on the top two levels, main level is above ground with concrete construction.
The main level rarely gets used, least of all in the winter. It has its own kitchen and full bath.
Is there any way I can have a water cutoff valve installed so I do not have to keep the main level heated during the winter? Looking to avoid pipes bursting. Lots of neighbors had problems this past winter. Any advice would be appreciated. Dick pics are a possibility.
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I had one burst outside the wall this winter. That's easy to deal with. Inside the walls, that sounds like a nightmare. Next door neighbor had their entire home flooded up to the second story, water pouring from the windows and shit. Looking to avoid.
Where is your water heater located?
Pipe heating cables.
I'm honestly surprised that your forge doesn't keep your house and surrounding town warm enough to avoid freezing.
So long as you keep it above freezing point you are good...you'll have to heat your 2nd floor more if depending on insulation between them anyway.....and I'd worry about mold if you change where vapour is going to form...you would effectively be changing the heat envelope which shouldn't be done without serious consideration plumbing or not.
Cutting off water to the kitchen shouldn't be a problem, but most homes have bathrooms installed directly above/below each other and use shared plumbing both supply and waste lines. It's going to be an issue because your supply lines are going to have tee's and continue up to the next bathroom. You would only be saving yourself from the 3' or less where the vertical line tees off and heads to the sink/tub/ toilet.
Well fuck, less than a full page and I already learned a bunch.
I've found to my surprise that I'm very good at plumbing repairs. I just know very little about it overall. This is quite helpful information indeed.
I thank you all very much.
ABCTT_sakurabas ear -Cutting off water to the kitchen shouldn't be a problem, but most homes have bathrooms installed directly above/below each other and use shared plumbing both supply and waste lines. It's going to be an issue because your supply lines are going to have tee's and continue up to the next bathroom. You would only be saving yourself from the 3' or less where the vertical line tees off and heads to the sink/tub/ toilet.
That makes sense. Thanks for giving an explanation of how it's set up. Now I can at least picture what it's like inside the wall.
STD Machine -Is it copper?
Steel. Fitting for me, I know. :)
sacredhate -So long as you keep it above freezing point you are good...you'll have to heat your 2nd floor more if depending on insulation between them anyway.....and I'd worry about mold if you change where vapour is going to form...you would effectively be changing the heat envelope which shouldn't be done without serious consideration plumbing or not.
Mold scares the fuck out of me. I've heard horror stories.
And I never even considered the idea of a heat envelope. Thanks for pointing that out.
The_KoJ -I'm honestly surprised that your forge doesn't keep your house and surrounding town warm enough to avoid freezing.
Man that thing barely keeps me warm in the winter lol. That's the bitch about it. It's designed to keep heat in. If I'm not standing right in front of it, I'm an eskimo lol.
MMArijuana - Pipe heating cables.
That sounds logical. And simple. I like!
Black Doug -Where is your water heater located?
Main level, opposite side from the kitchen area. Also the washer and dryer situated there.
Which along with everything else is making me think I'm not gonna want to cut the whole level off after all. Forgot about the damn laundry room the dumbass I am lol. I'm never in there.
I'm having trouble picturing how someone doesn't use the main level of their house. You have 3 storeys and a basement?
MayorPirkle -I'm having trouble picturing how someone doesn't use the main level of their house. You have 3 storeys and a basement?
Took me a minute also, but I'm guessing the main level is a walk in entry to what we would call the basement, but it is not typical in its set up. Probably the home is on a decent hill or in the mountains.
It could be done. You would have abandon all of the water lines on the first level and repipe it with PEX A. PEX A will expand and not burst if a line freezes. It won't be cheap though you're probably looking at around 5k and at that point you might as well do the entire home.
sacredhate -So long as you keep it above freezing point you are good...you'll have to heat your 2nd floor more if depending on insulation between them anyway.....and I'd worry about mold if you change where vapour is going to form...you would effectively be changing the heat envelope which shouldn't be done without serious consideration plumbing or not.
I like this post
got me doing some research and learning something new today
whatever you do, fashion yourself a DAMASCUS shut off handle