Preventing pipes from freezing......?

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Should i let all faucets (hot and cold water and the kitchen and bathroom) drip overnight? or can i get away with just turning on the kitchen on drip mode and leave the bathroom alone?


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Should i let all faucets (hot and cold water and the kitchen and bathroom) drip overnight? or can i get away with just turning on the kitchen on drip mode and leave the bathroom alone?

Why do you expect any of them to freeze? Is the space around them going to drop below freezing? Has the heat gone out?
 

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thanx for the responses guys...

the area where they freeze is in the wall. the house is over 100 years old. also the water boiler/heater is in the porch thats not heated so i am worried about those too...
 

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Depends on how your pipes run.

Basically, anything against an outside wall, should be left dripping.

Doesn't need to be much. A single drop, every second or two, is plenty, unless you're getting into near-zero weather.
 
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