Winterizing primary residence questions

icg56 · 09-12-2022, 07:03 PM

I found having a plumber drain the house and pulling the plug has worked out well and saved considerable costs. If you leave your power on, your refrigerator may not work if the house is kept too cold unless it is built for cold operating conditions. Never have lost a water heater or tank.

Sue Doe-Nym · 09-12-2022, 07:47 PM

Thank you for all the suggestions. I think I am being outvoted on this because of various things requiring some heat. I am all for pulling the plug, but we’ll cut everything back, making certain the water is off, valves open, and all those measures, plus we have an excellent house watcher when we are not here. Thank you all again…helpful advice.
Sue

09-12-2022, 07:03 PM	#1
icg56 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 84 Thanks: 3 Thanked 33 Times in 19 Posts	Winterized I found having a plumber drain the house and pulling the plug has worked out well and saved considerable costs. If you leave your power on, your refrigerator may not work if the house is kept too cold unless it is built for cold operating conditions. Never have lost a water heater or tank.

09-12-2022, 07:47 PM	#2
Sue Doe-Nym Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,434 Thanks: 751 Thanked 792 Times in 415 Posts	Thank you for all the suggestions. I think I am being outvoted on this because of various things requiring some heat. I am all for pulling the plug, but we’ll cut everything back, making certain the water is off, valves open, and all those measures, plus we have an excellent house watcher when we are not here. Thank you all again…helpful advice. Sue