BayAg_14 said:

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Newest Euro.

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Looks great for Houston. Looks lame AF over here in the hill country. Need the gulf low to stay south and go more west.

On my second season with 3 freeze misers. Still work great. You can test them and put your mind at ease by putting them in the freezer for a little while and then attaching them to the faucet. Highly recommend!

kelkel25 said:

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I guess I can count on my 0625 flight Tuesday morning out of IAH to be cancelled.

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My general thinking is 'most likely'

Would assume a flight in landing at 1800 would be as well.

Better be buying the freeze miser and have a plumber on speed dials. Looks like some will need it. If your generators are not ready, you better hope your electricity provider is ready. Remember the last two events?

buddybee said:

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Better be buying the freeze miser and have a plumber on speed dials. Looks like some will need it. If your generators are not ready, you better hope your electricity provider is ready. Remember the last two events?

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Yep, I'll be prepping my generator and doing a house test knowing that my power flickers in rainstorms in the 008.

Kids school already cancelled Tuesday and 1000 start Wednesday

For those of you using freeze misers, do y'all just run them directly off the faucet or use a hose to direct the water and eventual ice to other areas?

I was just going to shut off the water at the main each night but I've got a freeze miser.

I bought it for my property but drained everything yesterday so it's just sitting in my truck.

My concern with the freeze miser at the house is all of the water it drips out that eventually turns to ice right by the house.

I get that's better than a busted pipe but shutting off the water and draining the lines seems better than the freeze miser dripping water that's gonna freeze.

I'd be concerned that your hose clogs with frozen water, defeating your free miser. I think that's why they don't come with male threads on the discharge end.

ETA- you could install it on the end of a hose, but I expect you would waste a ton more water trying to keep the unprotected hose from freezing.

My dentist canceled my appointment for next Tuesday a couple of days ago.

i think if you drain the house the miser would be pointless. I think most are using because they don't wanna turn off their water

As long as highs are above freezing I'm not overly concerned with pipes freezing.

You'd be surprised at the amount of water that comes out - not much. If you're worried about it, stick a bucket under it.

Thanks guys. Think I'm just going to stick with shutting off the main and draining the house lines before bed.

I normally wouldn't do that and just drip but have some PTSD from Euri and then another external pipe that busted during the freeze right before Christmas a couple years ago.

I'm tired of fixing busted pipes after a freeze.

I've got an old clap board siding house on pier and beam. I went through and made sure every exposed pipe is insulated and faucet covered. However, I feel like there's probably some place not fully insulated that's ready to show me during a freeze.

Takes me 5 minutes after getting ready for bed to shut off the main and drain the lines.

If it's worked in the past, not a bad idea.

In 2021 my neighbor shutoff the water and drained everything for 4 days or however long it was. Turned the water back on after the freeze and still had several breaks from spots that didn't drain.

Freeze Misers and dripping faucets has always worked for me (knock on wood).

Chewy said:

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For those of you using freeze misers, do y'all just run them directly off the faucet or use a hose to direct the water and eventual ice to other areas?

I was just going to shut off the water at the main each night but I've got a freeze miser.

I bought it for my property but drained everything yesterday so it's just sitting in my truck.

My concern with the freeze miser at the house is all of the water it drips out that eventually turns to ice right by the house.

I get that's better than a busted pipe but shutting off the water and draining the lines seems better than the freeze miser dripping water that's gonna freeze.

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I looked it up and they recommend a 5 gallon bucket under it to catch water

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Hard Right said:

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Kids school already cancelled Tuesday and 1000 start Wednesday

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Dummies. This is either going to happen or it's not. And if it does, school will be canceled Wednesday…not delayed

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You're preaching to the choir, brother.

Second year of the freeze miser here.

Hard Right said:

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Kids school already cancelled Tuesday and 1000 start Wednesday

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Which ISD?

Also, ERCOT getting out ahead of it

ERCOT WEATHER WATCH ISSUED
ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch for January 20-23 due to extreme cold weather across the ERCOT region, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves. Winter precipitation is also expected across parts of the state. Grid conditions are expected to be normal. For more information, visit our TXANS webpage.

What is an ERCOT Weather Watch?
An ERCOT Weather Watch is an advance notification of forecasted significant weather with higher electrical demand and the potential for lower reserves. At this time, grid conditions are expected to be normal, and there is not a current expectation of an energy emergency. Texans should continue to monitor real-time and extended grid conditions at ercot.com.

What do I need to do?
No action is needed. You can monitor current and extended grid conditions on ercot.com.

Did you know?
Reducing electric use during peak demand times can help you save and lower demand on the grid. Energy-saving tips can be found at ercot.com/txans.

Mostly Foggy Recollection said:

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For the first time in history, the WPC has issued a high probability heavy snow risk for Houston.

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ERCOT issued this same statement minus the precip last week, it's nothing new or even special at this point. Just public acknowledgement of the weather and chance for issues if things go really wrong

Tom Cardy said:

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ERCOT issued this same statement minus the precip last week, it's nothing new or even special at this point. Just public acknowledgement of the weather and chance for issues if things go really wrong

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Aware. Just passing along what is coming across my desk.

Saw some discussion on the "heavy snow", apparently that's a dynamic hazard in the sense that it depends how much snow it would take to start causing infrastructure disruptions?

Obviously won't take much in Texas to cause roads to start getting sketchy, for example

Tom Cardy said:

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Saw some discussion on the "heavy snow", apparently that's a dynamic hazard in the sense that it depends how much snow it would take to start causing infrastructure disruptions?

Obviously won't take much in Texas to cause roads to start getting sketchy, for example

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Yes, it's not a static amount. It's a circumstantial issuance based on the geography. For instance, in Eastern Colorado, it would be almost blizzard conditions.

Picked up a few freeze miser's. I have an outdoor bib that has a very slow leak that I am worried about with using the typical styrofoam covers. We will see how it does.

Moved flight to Monday afternoon from Tuesday. Here's hoping