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Originally Posted by Buff
As I sit here at work, reading this thread (on my coffee break, of course), I'm beginning to wonder if I turned off the shutoff tap for the outdoor faucets.
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Some have a spring loaded deal, like an expansion chamber ?? that will tolerate being frozen without splitting the pipe. I don't shut off and drain and it's been - 40 w/ no problems.
Edit: OK this is how they work, a long vale stem shuts the water off inside the house and the vulnerable pipe is always M/T.
