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Old 12-11-2009, 03:55 PM
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Don't envy anyone who is experiencing problems with this cold weather and deep snows with blowing winds.
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Old 12-11-2009, 04:04 PM
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This cold weather is the pits! We have had single digits for over a week too and had to leave the water running. It's supposed to break this weekend and then it will snow! Iv'e been thinking about you over there Amma. You guys are'nt used to the cold. We get this every winter.
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Old 12-11-2009, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by beachlady
This post is scaring me! We moved in August to a house with a well (never had one before - city girl here)- do wells freeze? Ours is 500 ft deep and we have a basement, so no exposed pipes in a crawl space. Should I run my faucets? Thanks for any advice!
It is not the water in the well that may freeze, it is the water coming up into the pump, and in the pump. These are well above ground. Sometimes a well insulated pump house can be enough, depending on how cold it gets. A heat lamp can be a life saver :wink: plug it into an extension cord and hang it over the pump. The rest is the same as if you had city water.
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Originally Posted by amandasgramma
If it's any consolation to you...we're camping in our flimsy (I decided it's flimsy by how cold it gets) camp trailer in the Mojave Desert.........and it's DARN COLD HERE! We had SNOW this morning!!!! BRRRRRRR
All of the movies I have seen only show this desert in the heat...I bet you ARE freezing :shock: I hope that you are finding ways to stay warm!!!
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Old 12-11-2009, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Janstar
This cold weather is the pits! We have had single digits for over a week too and had to leave the water running. It's supposed to break this weekend and then it will snow! Iv'e been thinking about you over there Amma. You guys are'nt used to the cold. We get this every winter.
Usually our winter lows are in the 15-17 degree range, even then we leave a tap dripping...this low we have to leave them running. No one insulates for these low temperatures of 4 and 5 degrees...many burst pipes here this past week... the plumbers/contracters are no longer out of work here!!!
We don't even keep clothes for these types of temps lol
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Originally Posted by Shemjo
Don't envy anyone who is experiencing problems with this cold weather and deep snows with blowing winds.
Are you getting the cold weather or snow yet?
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Old 12-11-2009, 04:12 PM
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Amma I just noticed you live In Olympia, my son Ryan lives just across the Juan de Fuca Strait in Canada. He is a eco-guardian and lighthouse keeper for Race Rocks. He says it has been really cold there as well.

Hope you thaw out soon!
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I really enjoyed reading about Ryan's job when you posted that link :D:D:D I am sure that he is experiencing even colder weather, I hope that he is keeping warm, too!!!
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Old 12-11-2009, 04:16 PM
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I feel for all of you with problems with the cold. So far we have not had any problems. But you never know. One winter we had a pipe from the well burst. But that was a loooooong time ago.
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I am in Iowa and we are cold here. We got 13 inches of snow and now the cold is here. We are suppose to get freezing rain tomorrow night on top of it. What a mess!
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