Lost power at 155 pm on Sunday while waiting for the Patriots to play the Denver Broncos. Bummer just got the power back on today at 346PM. Did Listen to the game on the little woman's flip phone FM radio I has just bought her. It was a great game if you were Patriots fan. Yeah hah. Just hope we can beat the SEA HAWKS. Sure has been cold here. Had snow freezing rain and snow to top it off. Lots of trees down and lots of broken limbs. Down to 9 degrees last night. Lows rest of the week from 11 to 24. We even had ice quakes. An ice quake, also known as a cryoseism or frost quake, is a seismic event caused by the sudden cracking of frozen soil or rock due to rapid temperature drops. This phenomenon occurs when water in the soil freezes, expands, and puts pressure on the surrounding ground, leading to cracks and loud noises. Ice quakes are typically harmless and often occur after heavy precipitation followed by a sharp temperature drop, making them a common winter occurrence in cold regions. We heard these all through the night not knowing what they were. We did have heat through it all since we have propane heat.
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Tiger Small Engine
Lawn Addict
We were out of water for a few days here when the well pump froze. Last winter no water for a month. I need to address better insulation in my pump house.
I am going for the Seattle Sea Hawks in the Super Bowl because the Patriots have won it enough times.
I take it you are running a rough service incandescent bulb in the well house? 40-60 watts is plenty firing at the pump piping. Old school trick to keep the water on.
You could, line the outside with sandbags filled with dirt. Some closed cell foam all over the inside. Get drastic with the insulation. Use a clear bulb or one of those small clear faced flood types.
One of these clamp bulb holders.
Hammermechanicman
Lawn Addict
Bro in law uses heat tape on his well head and pipes in his well house. Seems to work well
Something....... I prefer the self regulating over the non regulating heat tapes. The non regs are more fire prone. Like everything else......
GearHead36
Well-Known Member
You must be from Alabama. I was living in Madison in 2011. Luckily, we lost power for only a week.
Tonebalone
Member
My brother addressed this problem with heat lamps plugged into a thermostatically controlled outlet.
Tiger Small Engine
Lawn Addict
I have a light set up just like this and it is working now. The bulb had burned out a long time ago and didn’t think it was making any difference one way or another. The pump house is insulated, however, it has a few spots that need to be repaired. I ended up thawing it out with my diesel heater and cleaning up the electrical connections.