So, being fairly new to living in the country and now being more responsible for just a single home in town/city I have some questions for you more experienced guys that have a similar setup that we have and have been through some real cold temps. Want to make sure I prepare properly for the cold. Here's the deal.
We have a Main House with it's own well head in the yard. We also have a 2019 well-built mobile home with it's own well and well-house over it. Currently, I'm doing what the prior owners have setup to keep things from freezing with regards to water lines and pipes. Mobile home well house has a small 1300 watt heater in it that blows warm air and it is fine so long as the heat stays on. Not too worried about it. Inside the mobile we keep the heat (this time of year) at about 65*-68* and when the temps dip i open all the cabinet doors to let the warmer air circulate around the pipes. Should I let the faucets drip in the sinks and showers during the coldest times? If so, do you only crack the cold water or both cold/hot water faucets? The mobil has all good wood panelized skirting around the bottom with one access door. At the access door it looks like it is also where the water line comes up out of the ground from the well house. Water lines have what looks like a cord and foam insulation wrapped around it for as long as we can see it travel under mobile home to the kitchens and bathrooms. The prior owners put a chicken coop type of heat lamp right at the door area focused on the water line coming out of the ground. I feel like I need more to keep anything under the mobile from freezing, etc. Would it help to turn up the temp inside the mobile to 73*-75* and this could help filter heat down to the underneith or at least the pipes in the kitchen and baths? What else would you recommend doing that wouldn't increase the potential of catching something on fire.
Also, our main house water well head is in the middle of our yard between the house and the shop. All it has is a heavy 18" tall steel cylinder around it to protect it from mowers and other things that could hit it. I checked several months ago and the electrical and water lines for the well are about 18" below the surface of the dirt. Do you feel this is deep enough to reliably keep the water line from freezing? I was thinking of taking one of my big plastic storage totes and turning it upside down over the steel cylinder and sticking another heat lamp under it to keep warm air around it and maybe filter warm air a couple feet down the well pipe. Is this worth it to do or waste of time?
I think I'm good with the rest of the stuff but have to refill the feeders so the deer and critters have something to help them through a bit better. Thanks in advance.
We have a Main House with it's own well head in the yard. We also have a 2019 well-built mobile home with it's own well and well-house over it. Currently, I'm doing what the prior owners have setup to keep things from freezing with regards to water lines and pipes. Mobile home well house has a small 1300 watt heater in it that blows warm air and it is fine so long as the heat stays on. Not too worried about it. Inside the mobile we keep the heat (this time of year) at about 65*-68* and when the temps dip i open all the cabinet doors to let the warmer air circulate around the pipes. Should I let the faucets drip in the sinks and showers during the coldest times? If so, do you only crack the cold water or both cold/hot water faucets? The mobil has all good wood panelized skirting around the bottom with one access door. At the access door it looks like it is also where the water line comes up out of the ground from the well house. Water lines have what looks like a cord and foam insulation wrapped around it for as long as we can see it travel under mobile home to the kitchens and bathrooms. The prior owners put a chicken coop type of heat lamp right at the door area focused on the water line coming out of the ground. I feel like I need more to keep anything under the mobile from freezing, etc. Would it help to turn up the temp inside the mobile to 73*-75* and this could help filter heat down to the underneith or at least the pipes in the kitchen and baths? What else would you recommend doing that wouldn't increase the potential of catching something on fire.
Also, our main house water well head is in the middle of our yard between the house and the shop. All it has is a heavy 18" tall steel cylinder around it to protect it from mowers and other things that could hit it. I checked several months ago and the electrical and water lines for the well are about 18" below the surface of the dirt. Do you feel this is deep enough to reliably keep the water line from freezing? I was thinking of taking one of my big plastic storage totes and turning it upside down over the steel cylinder and sticking another heat lamp under it to keep warm air around it and maybe filter warm air a couple feet down the well pipe. Is this worth it to do or waste of time?
I think I'm good with the rest of the stuff but have to refill the feeders so the deer and critters have something to help them through a bit better. Thanks in advance.