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Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye
I can be a witness to what you said. We live in Argyle, TX. Of all things why would builder put a Tankless Water Heater outside ours is & ours froze & bursted this week & water got inside one room in the house. Now we’re on a waiting list to get it fixed & no water anywhere in the house.listen to Amexsbox about Heat Pumps. We lived in TV for 8 yrs. Oh yea, some people had TWH in their garages & they bursted in there too. Texas right now is a real mess right now!
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Are you thinking about getting a natural gas or propane whole house generator for your home now?
Did you have a supply of about 12 to 20 cases of drinking water? I only have 5 cases of drinking water in my home. Maybe I should buy another dozen cases of drinking water to help prepare for emergencies. If you wait for the crisis to already happen, then the store shelf’s will be empty! They make collapsible water storage containers that could be filled with water while you still have water, for non-drinking water use.
Maybe after you have your pipes replaced, you could have a way to drain or blow out the pipes. To protect the water pipes in the attic or under the lawn, you’d need a way to remove the water before it freezes. Several space heaters would keep the inside of your home warm enough so that it doesn’t get close to freezing inside the house. Maybe that instant water heater could have a drain on it.
One thing I thought about the Texas Arctic Blast disaster is turning off your water main valve, before that valve freezes and the valve can’t be turned!
After going through that disaster, are you going to make changes to your home, so you can respond better to that situation, in case that type of disaster ever re-occurs in your lifetime?
The Texas Arctic Blast disaster certainly started me thinking what things I could do to prepare to respond to that type of disaster, in advance, in case it ever happens in Florida. Like preparing for hurricanes, you can’t wait till the last minute to start responding to the disaster.