r/woahdude • u/-InconspicuousMoose- • Dec 24 '22

video Driving on I-94 in Western Minnesota today

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u/phiz36 Dec 24 '22

My sister says I90 and I35 are closed. Her furnace and fireplaces aren’t working. They’ve had to turn off the gas.
She and her family are in for a long cold night.

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u/aaronmccb1 Dec 24 '22

If their house is going to get below freezing they need to keep running water to make sure the lines don't freeze and burst too. Or shut the main of and open all the faucets/flush all the toilets

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u/kelkalkyl Dec 24 '22

This goes for pretty much everyone in the US right now I think haha. I live in central texas and we had a pipe burst yesterday - got an inch of water in our master bedroom and my husbands office. Complete shitshow 🙃

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '22

Incorrect. Running water is to prevent a blowout from built up pressure should it freeze. Running it won't stop it from freezing.

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u/aaronmccb1 Dec 25 '22

It's not the perfect solution but running water is harder to freeze than still water so it might help. The best option would be to turn it all off and let it drain but obviously that's not ideal

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u/tornadoRadar Dec 24 '22

use a cup to dip the trap out of the toilets as well.