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If you are leaving your home over the winter in the frozen north, you will need to do different things. You will need to turn off your water and drain the pipes. Put a little antifreeze down the drain for the traps or blow them out. Be sure to drain the toilets as well! Don't forget to turn off the water to your outside spigots and drain those, but you probably do that every winter anyway. Turn your thermostat down to around 50 degrees.