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Old 06-17-2010, 10:37 AM   #28
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Default Anti freeze

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR View Post
Exactly. I leave my skihouse at about 48 degrees. 15- 20 minutes later it's up to temp with forced hot air. I also don't have to worry about any frozen heating pipes. I had my fathers house freeze up when power was lost for a few days and went unnoticed. At least with air you could heat the space right back up. I had broken fhw pipes that had to be repaired before we could heat the house up again.
Those who have forced hot water, there is an antifreeze designed for such systems. You can be able to shut down your boiler without fear of ice damage.
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