Saturday, April 11, 2009

The Benefits of Winterization

Our place does not have heat, so every winter we are required to turn off the water supply, drain the lines and winterize the systems. In theory, this is a simply task. The application of the theory has not been so easy this year.

We arrived at the cottage and found the pump cracked from freezing. This means that I did not get all of the water drained, and the freezing temperatures cracked the head. We also discovered that the shower cartridge was also a victim of the temperatures. Both of these issues are a result of improper winterization. I did not get the line blown out completely, and I paid the price.

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