Post by Clinton Cool on Jan 7, 2018 20:45:20 GMT
I'm off on my annual 2 month jaunt to Indonesia this coming Friday. In previous years I've always run taps until the water tank is empty, or as empty as possible, with horrible brown gunk spitting out of the taps. I then turn off the water switch at the fuseboard, leaving the taps open. This has worked well with no split pipes or anything.
I'm wondering though, whether it would be OK to leave the tank a third or so full, on the basis that this water will be well below the surface of the canal, should it freeze. I'd then have some water available for when I get back rather than having to buy some bottles, and do a quick dash to the nearest water point. Also i'm not over the moon about leaving the sludge at the bottom of the tank to fester for 2 months.
What's the consensus, OK to do this? If so, do I then need to turn off the water stop tap then operate the taps to get rid of some of the water that could freeze in the pipes?
I'm wondering though, whether it would be OK to leave the tank a third or so full, on the basis that this water will be well below the surface of the canal, should it freeze. I'd then have some water available for when I get back rather than having to buy some bottles, and do a quick dash to the nearest water point. Also i'm not over the moon about leaving the sludge at the bottom of the tank to fester for 2 months.
What's the consensus, OK to do this? If so, do I then need to turn off the water stop tap then operate the taps to get rid of some of the water that could freeze in the pipes?
