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Old 01-29-2022, 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
Why would you do that? We never had to do that up north - is there something about faucets inside houses in Florida that makes them more likely to have problems if they aren't "off" when not in use?

Even the folks across the street who didn't have basements, didn't have to trickle their faucets.

But the outside spigots is good to remind me about - that's a thing we normally always did as part of our late Autumn preparation - rake the leaves, clean the gutters, and shut the water to the outside spigots off and remove the hoses.

Wondering now if we need to do anything special in the laundry shed. The shed itself is partially insulated but there's no heat in there. Should we buy a space heater and run it for an hour in there before bedtime maybe?
We have issues with laundry pipes freezing up north. It all depends how well insulated walls are around pipes, and here, manufactured homes are not well insulated at all. Hence the warning of opening sink cupboards. I may run a space heater in shed for an hour before bed where I have my laundry and stored all my potted plants.