Vacant winter house: drain traps
I read the FAQ on winterizing, but this topic didn't get much coverage. In a 5 month absence, I'm pretty sure the sinks, baths, and toilet traps will end up uncovered as the water evaporates. I kn...
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Snowman9000 wrote:
You can buy pure propylene glycol at a farm store, about $20/gallon.
I'm about at the point where I'm just going to forget about the whole thing. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what most people do.
Probably the best bet. We don't worry about it, only problem that I've had was with a toilet trap that was drained caused by the pump in the basement (that pumps up the wastes to the main drain then into the septic system) running continuously because the float valve failed. I have to let this pump run because of the condensate draining from the high efficiency furnace (I leave the furnace on at 50F).
