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13 minutes ago, gofuckyourself said:

Biggest offender I see of the constantly watering point are new constructions where the builder runs sprinklers four times a week for an hour each time, regardless of the precipitation that week.

Our previous neighborhood was a Perry Homes new build, and in a very small neighborhood there were at least 10 houses watering all the time.

They also ignored the drought water restrictions days and times.  

I forget why, but it's a thing on a recent build to saturate the ground around it.  

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13 minutes ago, Spaulding Smails said:

PEX is far superior for freeze protection.  That study that Risinger did was very informative.  A properly built house should have PEX insulated on all exterior walls BEFORE spray foam or batts insulation.  It's a belt and suspenders approach, but it makes a huge difference.  And, I agree on the manifolds @drt.  They're cool, but not practical.  

I'm also a big fan of running hose bibs on a separate loop.  This allows you to shut off water to the bibs an drain them completely prior to a freeze, and it allows you to put a loop in for a softener to the house without it affecting water for irrigation.  

Lastly, I'd highly recommend a leak detection system.  Phyn is my favorite, but Moen makes a good product as well.  Some insurance providers are actually offering rebates if you install one, and rumor has it Chubb, Pure and a few others may require these to be installed to maintain coverage.  It's <$4,000 installed and worth every penny to prevent a catastrophic flood.  Phyn's technology is pretty amazing.  It's programmed using sonar and can detect minor leaks, let you know exactly where they are, and allow you to shut off water to one area or the whole house remotely via the app.  

https://phyn.com/products/phyn-plus-smart-water-assistant-shutoff-v2

I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night, but I do own a plumbing company in Austin.  We install several per month, and the reviews are fantastic.  

PM me your contact.  I'm always looking for plumbers.

 

Agree with your points.  I always put in a softener loop even if the client will not need a softener system because it provides an easy way to turn off water to the entire house. Going a trip; turn one valve on the way out. No searching near the meter in the dirt.

I've had multiple clients with massive water damage because paw paw or some hack did some work, broke a pipe and then couldn't get the water turned off for hours.

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Posted
55 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

I wonder why they start to drip at 37 and not closer to 32. It's not water starts to freeze at 37. 

So that the drip is started before the water has a chance to freeze. 

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I run my sprinkler all year round, but in the winter I only run it in the zones with trees, and manually turn it off on weeks with rain. I have ten bald cypress in my front yard that I do not want to die.

We are also limited to only one day a week watering schedule and it is enforced by auto notifications at the water company if you water outside of your one allowed day.

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29 minutes ago, Orange&amp;White said:

I have ten bald cypress in my front yard that I do not want to die.

Beautiful trees, but damn they litter up the ground in the fall.  We had one big one and I would rake all the time - can't imagine ten.  They are gorgeous when they turn that reddish/golden orange.  

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2 hours ago, Spaulding Smails said:

PEX is far superior for freeze protection.  That study that Risinger did was very informative.  A properly built house should have PEX insulated on all exterior walls BEFORE spray foam or batts insulation.  It's a belt and suspenders approach, but it makes a huge difference.  And, I agree on the manifolds @drt.  They're cool, but not practical.  

I'm also a big fan of running hose bibs on a separate loop.  This allows you to shut off water to the bibs an drain them completely prior to a freeze, and it allows you to put a loop in for a softener to the house without it affecting water for irrigation.  

Lastly, I'd highly recommend a leak detection system.  Phyn is my favorite, but Moen makes a good product as well.  Some insurance providers are actually offering rebates if you install one, and rumor has it Chubb, Pure and a few others may require these to be installed to maintain coverage.  It's <$4,000 installed and worth every penny to prevent a catastrophic flood.  Phyn's technology is pretty amazing.  It's programmed using sonar and can detect minor leaks, let you know exactly where they are, and allow you to shut off water to one area or the whole house remotely via the app.  

https://phyn.com/products/phyn-plus-smart-water-assistant-shutoff-v2

I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night, but I do own a plumbing company in Austin.  We install several per month, and the reviews are fantastic.  

Dunno how to save or favorite posts on the app so I'm quoting you for future reference.

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Posted

When I restored a vintage Airstream travel trailer, I replaced all of the "copper" with PEX.  I laughingly call it copper, because it was actually a massive collection of busted copper connected to galvanized pipe connected to PVC connected to electrical conduit (yes, electrical conduit) with a hilarious collection of heater hoses and rotting steel hose clamps making most of the transitions.

I replaced everything with clean runs of PEX and from then on the only winterizing I ever had to do was open the faucets, open the low point drains, and drain the water heater.  Oh and also I was no longer worried that the water in the trailer was going to kill my entire family.

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13 hours ago, utee94 said:

I replaced everything with clean runs of PEX and from then on the only winterizing I ever had to do was open the faucets, open the low point drains, and drain the water heater.  Oh and also I was no longer worried that the water in the trailer was going to kill my entire family.

And, they also make great crappie/bass habitats.  Just built four more.  Look just like these

34 Fishing structure ideas | crappie fishing, habitats, crappie

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