Question for people from lands where it snows
By vanny
@vandana7 (98695)
India
December 2, 2017 8:23am CST
I wonder if the water in flush tank freezes...you know flush tank, the one that I use for my morning function.
So ..does it freeze? At 0 degrees and minus whatever degrees...your world goes into...
This discussion is inspired by Uncle Joe's post..
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@paigea (35619)
• Canada
2 Dec 17
Pretty much everyone in Canada has a forced air furnace. In Alberta most homes use natural gas to heat. The natural gas comes to our home through underground pipes.
The furnace in the basement has a burner that produces heat and a fan that blows the heat through heat ducts to every room in the house. If we feel chilly we nudge up the heat a little and it comes pouring out.
The water comes to the house in pipes that are deep underground below the frost line. So, they don't freeze. The hot water heater also uses natural gas to keep water constantly hot.
IF we were to have a long term power outage then the house could freeze and then the water in the household pipes could freeze. Rare, but worth being prepared for.
We have a generator. Or one could drain all the water in the house so the pipes aren't damaged during a power outage.
Basically we have superheated homes, we jump into our superheated cars and head to the heated buildings where we work.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
2 Dec 17
I am thankful I am in a tropical region.
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@paigea (35619)
• Canada
2 Dec 17
@jobelbojel but how is the skiing? And skating?
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@vandana7 (98695)
• India
3 Dec 17
That to me is scary proposition top!!! I keep wondering if I am freezing inside out here. This morning I was to go somewhere, but I just couldn't bring myself to leave home. My fingers were frozen. I called them up and said well, sorry. I would be of no help even I came there because my fingers are not obeying my brain's command. We are not yet under 15 degrees C. lol. So how warm do those heaters keep you?
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
2 Dec 17
Yes if there is no heat in a house the water in the toilet will freeze. Yes the pipes bringing the water to the house would freeze also. Next is the mess because if all that freezes and thaws, then you have water leaks.
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@Happy2BeMe (99410)
• Canada
2 Dec 17
We have electric heat to heat our home. It keeps things from freezing inside the home. If there was no heat it could freeze. The pipes that bring the water into the home can also freeze. Many people deal with the frustration of frozen pipes during the winter. At work where the boss does not like to leave the furnace on overnight when we are not there I have gone into work in the morning and the water in the toilet bowl was frozen.
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@Happy2BeMe (99410)
• Canada
3 Dec 17
@vandana7 everything is made for our weather conditions.
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@shaggin (71654)
• United States
17 Dec 17
Nope the toilet doesn’t freeze because the room temperature is well above freezing. I keep my heat on 62 Fahrenheit. It’s chilly but oil to heal my home is very costly so I keep the thermostat turned as low as we can stand then we wear layers to keep warm. In the summer when it is very hot though my toilet tank “sweats”
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
3 Dec 17
No not here it does not freeze in the tank Vanny.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
2 Dec 17
I cannot answer for those who are in the other regions.
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@Letranknight2015 (51489)
• Philippines
6 Dec 17
Hahahahaha @vandana7 that would give me nightmares trouble if the water in the flush tank froze. I guess the water with the dump turd on it would freeze too (ewwww)
Glad to be in the sunny and rainy climate.
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@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
2 Dec 17
I think they got a peculiar climate.They are the worst sufferers on the planet.
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@stapllotik (1933)
• India
18 Dec 17
Thanks vanny I enjoyed the humour. I now can understand why goa is in demand 24/7
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