rvr6000
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What is the lowest temp setting for a run of the mill forced air gas furnace these days? 50-55 seems to ring a bell.
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Lowest temp setting
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Dustball
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Lowest temp for a furnace or for a thermostat?
I assume it's up north or in the mountains and it gets very cold.
Just because the furnace can be kept at 40-45 degrees does not mean your cabin can be, if you don't drain the pipes.
Are your wet walls exterior? Do you have a basement or a craw space (open or closed). We have a place at 9800' that we stay at a couple time in winter (snowmobile only way to get there). I would never leave the water on, even when we know we are going to be back in a couple weeks and leave the heat up. What are you going to do if you have a power failure?
If you don't drain the pipes, make every effort to keep the pumbing warm. Open cabinet doors under sinks, open bathroom doors etc.
Dont forget the waste lines/toilet and antifreeze (RV not the auto antifreeze).
If you can get to your cabin in the winter, I would. Our place is completely different in the winter and snowmobiling is fun.
Just because the furnace can be kept at 40-45 degrees does not mean your cabin can be, if you don't drain the pipes.
Are your wet walls exterior? Do you have a basement or a craw space (open or closed). We have a place at 9800' that we stay at a couple time in winter (snowmobile only way to get there). I would never leave the water on, even when we know we are going to be back in a couple weeks and leave the heat up. What are you going to do if you have a power failure?
If you don't drain the pipes, make every effort to keep the pumbing warm. Open cabinet doors under sinks, open bathroom doors etc.
Dont forget the waste lines/toilet and antifreeze (RV not the auto antifreeze).
If you can get to your cabin in the winter, I would. Our place is completely different in the winter and snowmobiling is fun.
No wet walls....water lines for the kitchen and bath run straight down into the basement. This winter is really gonna be more of a trial run for us to see how expensive it will be to just keep the heat on all winter at a low setting. I think if by New Years it's looking bad then we'll just drain everything and call it good til spring.