Timeline for How can I create a plumbing disconnect for winterizing a cottage?
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| Apr 2, 2022 at 12:51 | comment | added | FreeMan | @PaŭloEbermann fair point. I'm talking plastic, which is far more common in the class of water I buy. However, "swollen" rarely describes a glass bottle in a freezer, so it should be reasonably obvious from context. | |
| Apr 1, 2022 at 21:25 | comment | added | J... | Yep - this is exactly how we always did it. One garden hose tap under the cottage below all the other plumbing to drain everything. Bonus - you now have a garden hose connection. Thirty years with -40C winters and the pipes have always been fine. PEX, though, can be a crap shoot. It doesn't burst as easily as copper, but you're rolling the dice any time you let it freeze with water in it. I've seen PEX burst after freezing just once - it can happen. It's definitely frost resistant, but it's definitely not frost-proof. | |
| Apr 1, 2022 at 20:18 | comment | added | Paŭlo Ebermann | Are you doing this experiment with glass or plastic bottles? (Both can be bought in store, and from my experience, this makes an important difference.) | |
| Apr 1, 2022 at 14:53 | history | edited | FreeMan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 1, 2022 at 12:53 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | Boiler drain tends to be the least expensive form (get the 1/4-turn ball variety) and has garden hose threads. And of course you need to open the other valves for effective draining (letting air in) | |
| Apr 1, 2022 at 11:50 | history | answered | FreeMan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |