Blow Lines or AntiFreeze, or both?
I've read a lot of threads about winterization. Some say blow the lines, some say fill the lines with antifreeze. But I still have a few questions. I'm sure I'll get a number of opinions, but I fig...
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et2 wrote:
We bring bottled water. No need to worry about the taste. But we do flush the lines every spring with a little bleach water. I have tasted the water and no abnormal taste other than well water was ever noticed.
Up here in MI. we always use the red pop. Not taking that chance by just blowing out the lines. You're never going to blow all the water out. All it takes is enough to a pool up in one spot enough to expand after freezing. Water always finds the lowest spot.
IF your lines were full of water, and they ice had no where to expand to. Then you could burst a line. But if they are most all empty, with just a tiny little water in a low spot. The ice can expand long ways thru the line, and should not hurt anything
