Need Details on How to Properly Winterize a Vacant home.
It seems that a 2nd outside faucet is necessary in order to empty the water out of the pipes but I only have one. It's on a mobile home and I'm trying avoid leaving the heat on through the winter to keep the pipes from freezing under the home during cold spells.
I'm not certain that my assumption of needing a 2nd faucet is accurate but if not, is there another alternative? Maybe a tub faucet since it sits low, but it's not below the pipes. How about hooking the compressor up to an inside faucet and blowing it out the outside faucet that way? I have flexible hoses under the kitchen faucet we may be able to hook it to. Would that work? Any ideas or better instructions?
Thanks for any help anyone can give to clarify what I'm reading and what I need to accomplish.
Ginger
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Nest Home Improvement on Nov 01, 2013You can still empty the water heater without pressurizing it. Simply turn off the water intake valve and extend a hose to a drain and turn on the drain valve. Pressuring your system can cause damage to your plumbing system as well if you don't know what you're doing.Helpful Reply
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Ginger C on Nov 01, 2013Thank you for the suggestions but this doesn't answer my question because the pipes can still freeze. I've already emptied the water heater.Helpful Reply
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Alyabdelaly on Nov 15, 2015http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/references/pressureProcedTest.pdfHelpful Reply
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Alyabdelaly on Nov 15, 2015You can review the above link(PDF) in full technical details.Helpful Reply
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