nation99
New Member
A few years ago were gone for a month during winter and the line from our house to the septic tank froze. Since then I have dug up that line and insulated around it. We haven't had that problem again, but we haven't had the same conditions (very cold and little snow) while we've been away.
We plan to be gone longer this winter and I'm concerned about having a freezing problem again. I'm considering connecting a water supply line from either the cold water (likely about room ambient temperature) or the hot water supply to the drain near the exit from the house and have it controlled by a solenoid valve and a timer so it would run water for a period of time several times a day. Make sense?? Or could there be a problem having too much clean water flowing through the system?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks, Dave
We plan to be gone longer this winter and I'm concerned about having a freezing problem again. I'm considering connecting a water supply line from either the cold water (likely about room ambient temperature) or the hot water supply to the drain near the exit from the house and have it controlled by a solenoid valve and a timer so it would run water for a period of time several times a day. Make sense?? Or could there be a problem having too much clean water flowing through the system?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks, Dave