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If it’s winter in the USA, houses could be wrecked since it could be well below freezing and the pipes could burst. Dangerously cold freezing temps also introdu
by karmelapple 4y ago
If it’s winter in the USA, houses could be wrecked since it could be well below freezing and the pipes could burst. Dangerously cold freezing temps also introduce a real risk of life and limb. Fires can be made, but if there’s a blizzard happening, keeping a flame going might be very difficult.
- wrycoder 4y agoIf it looks like your pipes are going to freeze, you bite the bullet and simply drain them, using the provided fittings and valves. And, you add some antifreeze to your toilet, after you flush it to empty the tank.
- woodruffw 4y agoThis works if you live in a house, but lots of people live in apartment buildings where they don't have access to the necessary valves. The building's superintendent could theoretically do it, but it's a huge task for a large building.
- chinathrow 4y ago> The building's superintendent could theoretically do it, but it's a huge task for a large building. A huge task but a way bigger expense when pipes burst in any size of building.
- MrVandemar 4y ago> And, you add some antifreeze to your toilet, after you flush it to empty the tank. If we're talking catastrophic, persistant, total grid collapse, you won't want a flushing toilet. It'll be time to start doing nutrient recycling instead of relying on industrially applied fertilisers to crops -- because that infrastructure depends largely on the other and will inevitably collapse too. You'll be wanting a composting toilet.