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NW Ohio,near Findlay | Where I worked, lots of condos, and many owners were gone in the winter. These homes were built so owners could quickly winterize the condo. They had a check list to do or could hire the condo association crew to do it. I helped a plumber to winterize some, nothing to it. Shut off main, most had somewhere you could hook up shop vac to hose valve. We went to each sink, opened valves on hot and cold, sucked out water, then with a plastic bag filed with RV anti freeze, pulled anti freeze in by holding bag over outlet at sink. At sink dump RV down trap. We never drained hot water heater, didn't care if we got RV in there. Water heaters can vary, all depends where heater is, if it has a pans under it for leaks or not. We of course killed all of the 220 Breakers, water heater, stove, air if not heat pump. On gas water heaters, do not know what they did other than shut of gas at heater, that could vary.
When built, in the garage they had a valve to shut off water if gone even for a weekend, that alone has saved on water bills, busted pipes, leaky toilets. Some units when built had the breaker box in garage, with instructions what to turn off if gone for extended times.
My advise, just leave heat on at low temperature, have someone check it weekly. | |
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What all would you do to winterize a house?
