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Originally Posted by jazzman
FWIW, my pump plumbing does live in the lake for the winter.
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Fifty-five years ago, our maintenance guy always removed the pipe going into the lake; however, it was
galvanized pipe. When that pipe became perforated with leaks, it was replaced with black plastic water piping. Our neighbors never removed their plastic pipe from the lake: my only concession to the freezing problem was to install a hose bib "tee" below the surface—probably an unnecessary extra step. "Cracking" the hose bib gives some comfort over winter, then I use a boat-hook to lift it above the surface to close it in April.
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Originally Posted by tis
If you are staying there and it gets really cold at night, just leave the faucets dripping just a tiny bit and they won't freeze.
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That works; however, I've found a huge block of ice below the hose bib!
From the "Wayback Machine", another thread on closing up:
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ead.php?t=1241
Here's a comprehensive "closing-up checklist"...:
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ead.php?t=3980