warming basement

AC2717 · 11-02-2012, 10:39 AM

everyone is forgetting the old tride and true way Lightbulbs
They give off heat

You could wire some light sockets down there and leave some good old fashioned regular lightbulbs down there on, 25-45 watts would be fine, and would be a minimal electrical expense,

songkrai · 11-03-2012, 08:20 PM

You do need something good and permanent.

It's one thing if this is your own home and if problems arise then it is only your living space is disrupted.

It is completely different with renters. Renters want things fixed and fixed promptly. The renters are paying you money for a house that does not have pipe freezing issues.

So look for the bestest way of a solution.

You also if there is a land line put in a freeze alarm. That is not much of a good option if you are not around to go and unfreeze or provide extra heat to area.

Belmont Resident · 11-04-2012, 05:30 AM

I have never heard of a poured basement having problems with pipes freezing unless there was a lose of power.
Can your pipes freeze? Yes they could, but there are a lot of things that people say could happen that never do. Some people worry about everything even things that are not likely to happen.
I'd take what the other person told you with a grain of salt and look into the probability of this happening before I took any precautions.
You have a poured foundation below ground level so the ground will never freeze below your foundation.
I do believe wrapping the pipes would be a wise decision either way.
Good luck.

Lakesrider · 11-04-2012, 03:43 PM

Put an electric baseboard heater down there.....Or a toe kick heater that has a fan in it, with a thermostat at the other end of the space. set it at 40 degrees.

11-02-2012, 10:39 AM	#1
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,616 Thanks: 756 Thanked 369 Times in 277 Posts	everyone is forgetting the old tride and true way Lightbulbs They give off heat You could wire some light sockets down there and leave some good old fashioned regular lightbulbs down there on, 25-45 watts would be fine, and would be a minimal electrical expense, __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"

11-04-2012, 05:30 AM	#3
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 410 Times in 251 Posts	nhboat61 I have never heard of a poured basement having problems with pipes freezing unless there was a lose of power. Can your pipes freeze? Yes they could, but there are a lot of things that people say could happen that never do. Some people worry about everything even things that are not likely to happen. I'd take what the other person told you with a grain of salt and look into the probability of this happening before I took any precautions. You have a poured foundation below ground level so the ground will never freeze below your foundation. I do believe wrapping the pipes would be a wise decision either way. Good luck. __________________ "better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, then a long life spent in a miserable way.."

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11-03-2012, 08:20 PM	#2
songkrai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 742 Thanks: 35 Thanked 149 Times in 101 Posts	You do need something good and permanent. It's one thing if this is your own home and if problems arise then it is only your living space is disrupted. It is completely different with renters. Renters want things fixed and fixed promptly. The renters are paying you money for a house that does not have pipe freezing issues. So look for the bestest way of a solution. You also if there is a land line put in a freeze alarm. That is not much of a good option if you are not around to go and unfreeze or provide extra heat to area.

11-04-2012, 03:43 PM	#4
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Put an electric baseboard heater down there.....Or a toe kick heater that has a fan in it, with a thermostat at the other end of the space. set it at 40 degrees.