freeze

Hi All, I have two Simon-Aire model SSK818H-TP's that were installed about 5 years ago. Last year, the condenser fan blades broke in both units around the same time, so I had them replaced. Since the blades were replaced, in cool mode, the compressors in both units will kick on for a few...

I live in south TX. We rarely have a bad freeze but last year was brutal. Lots of busted pipes at the well. Considering building a well house. First, question ... I have a poly 3000gal cistern. I've never seen one enclosed in a structure I guess for obvious reasons. But was thinking of a...

We have been carrying buckets of hot water down from our house to our kennel with 40 sled dogs for ten years. The time has come to bring water to the barn. The building is 12x24 well insulated and will be used on a daily basis. I built this last fall and heated it through the winter with a...

We have American Standard duel flush which have worked well in our home and have another one I want to install where is has to be winterized 5-6 months out of the year. Normally we turn off water drain tank by flushing then remove more from tank with suction tube (kids water squirt gun) then add...

I live in Massachusetts and recently installed a half bath on my first floor. The main vent is on the other side of the home. I ran a wet vent from the toilet and exited the vent through an exterior wall. It is currently stubbed out, planning to run 2" PVC up outside of the house, above the roof...

3/4" Domestic Water line is running along a Building Relief Damper. This Relief damper modulates open / close to maintain a building static pressure. This makes the water line exposed to really cold weather in the winter time. Mechanical Failure of the dampers can bring even more cold air...

I have to run a discharge line from a sewage ejector to a septic tank. About 20' of this is vertically up a stone bluff and I'm looking for freeze-prevention ideas? And advice? I'm hoping to avoid building an insulated box, but not sure what would be best. I don't think heat tape or that sort of...

I'm looking into getting a Takagi outdoor tankless unit and I'm thinking about installing in my crawl space. The crawl space is conditioned but the access to it is outside, so temps can get pretty cold down there. I wanted to do an outdoor unit to eliminate the existing venting up into the attic...