Tomorrow night is going to be the pipe buster.
Hub has been draining our pipes on these constant cold temps. When teeth are brushed, showers taken, kitchen cleaned then he’ll go out to the street and turn the water off at the meter then off to bed and wait until it’s safe to turn it back on tomorrow or Tuesday morn....this is rarer than hens teeth to have this kind of weather here in the great country of Texas.......what a pain. I don’t know how you northerners do it. I guess we’re spoiled.......sigh
I think they insulate their pipes better. We are all Minnesotans now.
It was-6 this AM here in the hills east of Albuquerque. Other than letting one faucet drip, business as usual. The only time it got dicey was when it hit -22 a few years ago. But once the sun came out it was Ok.
We build for it up here.
Two years ago had a week of -20 weather.
Some suggestions
Put blankets over large window. I would suspect your windows are leaching heat. With the bad freeze we have, I put saddle blankets over all my windows. Even with good glass, they still are a source of heat loss
Be careful about turning water off at the meter. If you line not deep enough, it can freeze behind your shut off. I have my water system set up with valves to block off individual sections of the house. Last major ice storm I kept one faucet down stairs dripping all night.
One trick we did on the farm years ago is have everyone bunk in one room at night. Body heat will heat up the room a bit. We would “heat” barns with body heat at times.
And now you know why the Midwest eats!