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Date:         Sat, 15 Oct 2016 07:19:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
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From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Winterizing the water system
In-Reply-To:  <CACvdLxPMiPafaipwLM1YQeueRtaO5x8+=hx6TDY4W74CWpG7mQ@mail.gmail.com>
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FWIW, I have had the system freeze. I have pre-85 Westies with the water pump under the sink.  If I don’t prep the system, in the spring I’m buying a new pump. Doesn’t hurt anything else, but water freezing in the pump kills it every time.


Jim




> On Oct 14, 2016, at 9:58 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> I have never had the system freeze, and all I've ever done is drain
> everything.  Since the trap is open to the air in two directions (I leave
> the drain cap off in winter), and holds little water, it is ok -- or at
> least mine has never cracked.  The beast does stay in the garage most of
> the time in winter, but I drive it occasionally, and in below freezing
> temperatures.
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