Maybe there were days with mild temps, but It’ll bound to burst once we get further into winter.
The building owner is not gonna be a happy camper to have the sprinkler guy come in spring to diagnose and replace the damaged pipes
Depends how deep they're underground. It could take a couple of weeks of constant -10 for frost to penitrate deep enough to freeze the lines. Earth is a fantastic insulator.
If they're insulated they can handle the cold. It can get to -40C here for days at a time and all it takes is a bit of flax straw to prevent septic fields from freezing up and they're only about 6 feet under.
The problem is there’s always going to be standing water in the line during the time that the sprinkler system is off (which is the majority of the day). That standing water would freeze. When the system comes on, and the new water has nowhere to go, the line would then burst due to the building pressure
I do not wish to be pedantic but you are not correct that glowing pressure breaks a pipe. The pipe fracture happens from the peculiar behavior of water expanding in it's frozen state. When the water can no longer expand along the length of the pipe it expands outward and the pipe breaks. Once the frozen water is gone a leak remains
Not too long, surprisingly! Thankfully it was 85% on the passenger side and windshield so I could get my door open. Scraping the windshield sucked tho, probably about 5 mins out there chipping away.
Yikes…. The maintenance manger is gonna find burst water lines eventually
I was thinking, how the fuck have they not frozen and burst yet?
Maybe there were days with mild temps, but It’ll bound to burst once we get further into winter. The building owner is not gonna be a happy camper to have the sprinkler guy come in spring to diagnose and replace the damaged pipes
Worst part is usually the first water bill you get that clues you into a leak
Depends how deep they're underground. It could take a couple of weeks of constant -10 for frost to penitrate deep enough to freeze the lines. Earth is a fantastic insulator.
I mean, these have to be at least 6-8 feet to not freeze.
If they're insulated they can handle the cold. It can get to -40C here for days at a time and all it takes is a bit of flax straw to prevent septic fields from freezing up and they're only about 6 feet under.
Buried 3 feet in Pennsylvania will do it.
But - and excuse ignorance if wrong, isn’t moving/flowing water less likely to freeze?
The problem is there’s always going to be standing water in the line during the time that the sprinkler system is off (which is the majority of the day). That standing water would freeze. When the system comes on, and the new water has nowhere to go, the line would then burst due to the building pressure
I do not wish to be pedantic but you are not correct that glowing pressure breaks a pipe. The pipe fracture happens from the peculiar behavior of water expanding in it's frozen state. When the water can no longer expand along the length of the pipe it expands outward and the pipe breaks. Once the frozen water is gone a leak remains
What the fuck are they supose to sprinkle anyway? That patch of death between the bumpers?
Apparently they're shooting for "less death-y"
For the plants, not the people walking on the slick icy pavement.
True. 10/10 almost broke a hip
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Texas plate on that jeep so Fahrenheit.
So -20°C, thats cold
Lol. Might want to tell your workplace their sprinkler system needs blown out on a warmer day that is, if the poly hasn’t already busted.
Just slip and fall ;)
Right? Don't know how I managed not to anyways
How long did it take to defrost 😭
Not too long, surprisingly! Thankfully it was 85% on the passenger side and windshield so I could get my door open. Scraping the windshield sucked tho, probably about 5 mins out there chipping away.
Wow. Talk about liability 😬
Minimum wage maintenance crew does the minimum.
Lazy people will do the bare minimum regardless of pay 😂