Closing House for Winter

BroadHopper · 09-30-2014, 10:40 AM

When Dad remodeled/winterize the cottage back in the 80's his plumber Don Morin had all the pipes set up so that the water by gravity will drain back to the pump just by opening a faucet near the pump and opening all the spigots and faucets in the house. Simple as that! We don't have a dishwasher to contend with. We have great family time together manually washing and drying the dishes. We do have an old washer that for some reason never been a problem (1960's Maytag). Even the hot water heater drains at the same time.

AS for the artesian well pump, there was some kind of drainback that allows the water to drain back down the well so that it won't freeze. It is somewhat expensive to setup this way but, it gives peace of mind.

09-30-2014, 10:40 AM	#1
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,606 Thanks: 3,238 Thanked 1,113 Times in 799 Posts	Built to drain in the first place. When Dad remodeled/winterize the cottage back in the 80's his plumber Don Morin had all the pipes set up so that the water by gravity will drain back to the pump just by opening a faucet near the pump and opening all the spigots and faucets in the house. Simple as that! We don't have a dishwasher to contend with. We have great family time together manually washing and drying the dishes. We do have an old washer that for some reason never been a problem (1960's Maytag). Even the hot water heater drains at the same time. AS for the artesian well pump, there was some kind of drainback that allows the water to drain back down the well so that it won't freeze. It is somewhat expensive to setup this way but, it gives peace of mind. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.