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coolidge

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Frozen
« on: February 02, 2015, 11:38:25 AM »
It has been -20 out this winter, but this morning I woke up to frozen pipes( 1 zone) and it was only -2.
Insulatinging them was on my list too do, now it's at the top once thawed.
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Re: Frozen
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2015, 12:06:39 PM »
Ayuh,....   Boy that sucks,....    I'm hopin' it gets up to 0° today,....

No frozen pipes, but I'm gettin' tired of chunkin' wood in the boiler every 6 to 8 hours,...

If it'll just get back up to the high teens or 20°, I'll be back to once or twice a day loadings,...
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Re: Frozen
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2015, 12:12:19 PM »
Quote from: coolidge on February 02, 2015, 11:38:25 AM
It has been -20 out this winter, but this morning I woke up to frozen pipes( 1 zone) and it was only -2.
Insulatinging them was on my list too do, now it's at the top once thawed.


How did that happen?
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Re: Frozen
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2015, 12:15:09 PM »
No idea, one of those weird weather mysteries, we are up to ZERO right now. Might be a cool night.
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Re: Frozen
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2015, 01:20:06 PM »
You talking the underground pex pipes to the boiler or pipes in your house?
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Re: Frozen
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2015, 01:22:15 PM »
One zone in the house, actually it is in my woodshed.
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Re: Frozen
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2015, 09:18:06 PM »
How does a pipe freeze like this with a pump circulating the water
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Re: Frozen
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2015, 09:49:51 PM »
Took about 15 seconds with the torpedo heater, wasn't froze up much I guess.
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Re: Frozen
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2015, 11:10:39 AM »
Did the temp in the boiler drop tat much?
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Re: Frozen
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2015, 06:07:32 PM »
It was a zone that is in the house, about 5 ft of pex exposed in the woodshed, boiler didn't drop any.
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Re: Frozen
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2015, 07:02:48 PM »
so that zone wasn't calling for heat and therefore had no water circulating through it?
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Re: Frozen
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2015, 10:12:04 AM »
looks like summer to me !!! fix that thing!! 
Tonight
 Partly cloudy. Lows 25 to 35 below...except around 15 below on the hills. Light winds.

Thursday
 Mostly clear. Highs 5 to 20 below. Coldest in valleys. Light winds.

Thursday Night
 Mostly clear. Lows 30 to 40 below. Light winds.

Friday
 Partly cloudy. Highs 15 to 25 below. Light winds.

Friday Night
 Partly cloudy. Lows around 35 below.

Saturday And Saturday Night
 Partly cloudy. Highs around 25 below. Lows 35 to 40 below.

Sunday And Sunday Night
 Partly cloudy. Highs around 20 below. Lows around 40 below.

Monday And Monday Night
 Mostly cloudy. Highs around 20 below. Lows 30 to 40 below.
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Re: Frozen
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2015, 01:22:03 PM »
Man Thats cold we touch -40 once every couple of years,, and only for a  couple nites!

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Re: Frozen
« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2015, 12:01:57 AM »
I don't see any air leaks at the front door.  I'm watching the water level... Its hard to determine water level as water expands.  Getting the boiler to temp 190 and see how much water I have in the sight glass.  My guess the way I loaded the wood caused a quick burn.
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