Winterizing your home in Pine Mountain Lake / Groveland


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SUGGESTIONS FOR WINTERIZING YOUR HOME
For Homeowners in groveland and Pine Mountain Lake
Updated 11/13/2008

Groveland Community Services District has made the following recommendations for "winterizing" your Pine Mountain Lake home:

FULL SHUT DOWN OF YOUR WATER:

Outdoors:

  • Turn water off at your shut-off valve (not at the water meter).
  • Open all faucets. Start with the lowest one and work upward.
  • Disconnect and store garden hoses.
  • If you have a drip irrigation system, disconnect it from the supply line and drain it by opening the lowest end of the system.
  • Use a protective bag over the outside faucets if you do not have freeze proof faucets.
  • Remember to insulate all exposed pipe

Indoors: (if you do not leave thermostat on 45-50 degrees or higher)

  • Disconnect and drain dishwasher and washing machine lines.  Cover the end of the hoses with plastic wrap or a baggie, so that foreign matter does not enter the pipes.
  • If you have an icemaker, be sure to drain the line on it and cover the end with plastic wrap.
  • Drain water heater. Remember to leave pressure relief valve open.

DRAINS:
(If you do not leave thermostat on 45-50 degrees or higher)


  • If possible, remove the trap and drain.  Pour one quart of antifreeze in the drain even if you cannot drain it (bathtub is one example).
  • Flush the toilets and plunger them out.  Add one quart of antifreeze to the bowl and one quart in the tank.  Flush so antifreeze is in traps, bowl and tank.
  • Pour one cup antifreeze into the tub of the washing machine.  Turn machine on spin for one minute – this will put antifreeze in the pump.
  • Use RV antifreeze for your dishwasher (most common name is Pink Magic).
  • If you have a humidifier, drain and dry it.

HEAT:

  • It’s best to leave the heat on with the thermostat set at 45 to 50 degrees or higher.
  • Open all cabinet doors so heat can circulate around pipes.
  • Be sure heat vents are open and unobstructed (no bird nests or debris).
  • If you have a fireplace, be sure the damper is closed.
  • If you have an air conditioner, be sure to wrap it so heat does not escape to the outdoors.
  • If you use a swamp cooler, be sure to drain and clean it.  Wrap the outside with heavy plastic or a cover designed for it.
  • Close all window coverings to help hold heat in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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