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freezing pipes

S Milne
S Milne Member Posts: 112
in THE MAIN WALL
does at a higher speed is infiltrate the house more and get that 32 degress closer to the pipes. I never worry about cold air, its when the weather man says strong gust that I get worried.

Insualtion helps but getting the pipe where the ambient temperature is above freezing is the key.

Scott

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  • william_5
    william_5 Member Posts: 62
    freezing pipes

    can you help me out if the out side temp is 36deg and you have a strong north wind blowing bringing the windchill down to 09deg will the water running along an outside of a wall freez in the pipe ?
  • Steve_35
    Steve_35 Member Posts: 546
    No

    Wind chill is trying to describe the affect of the wind/temperature against skin.
  • steve_93
    steve_93 Member Posts: 37


    You said strong North wind!!!!

    At 36 degrees, the wind would have to be 250 mph to get a wind chill factor of 9 degrees, where you living in a tornado? :)
  • Mike T., Swampeast MO
    Mike T., Swampeast MO Member Posts: 6,928


    Wind doesn't result in something cooling below the actual air temperature--it just makes a warm object loose its heat faster.

  • william_5
    william_5 Member Posts: 62


    thanks steve & mike &pitman9 i guess i should have said 35 deg with 15 mile wind = 25 deg for keeping me out of the freezer in the past i have been on frozen pipes in crawspaces the home was warm i guess the crawspace was under 32 thanks william
  • Steve_35
    Steve_35 Member Posts: 546
    Well if the air that's moving over the pipes is under 32ºF....

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