Comments on: Northern Cold Snap http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/14/nortern-cold-snap/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:27:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Scott Dallesasse http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/14/nortern-cold-snap/#comment-751594 Scott Dallesasse Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:42:50 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18535#comment-751594 Sussex, WI -------- I totally agree with Benjamen Johnson! Currently a whole wopping 3 degrees here. Not running the tap at all. The only thing that I do is keep a small thermostaticly controlled space heater in the first floor bath as it has no direct heating vent. Other than that nothing more than the normal winter preps. Sussex, WI ——– I totally agree with Benjamen Johnson! Currently a whole wopping 3 degrees here. Not running the tap at all. The only thing that I do is keep a small thermostaticly controlled space heater in the first floor bath as it has no direct heating vent. Other than that nothing more than the normal winter preps.

]]> By: David Bryan http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/14/nortern-cold-snap/#comment-751530 David Bryan Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:11:09 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18535#comment-751530 In the winter of '82-83 I was an infant instrument fitter foreman at a gas plant in Wyoming with a steam-tracing crew. As we were starting the plant up, one night a vessel, as I recall, 25' tall and 40' in diameter, full of hydrocarbon condensate that had been put into service improperly (it had a vacuum breaker but no pressure relief, and the inlet valve had been opened, but not the outlet valve) went way over design pressure and ended up going between 800 and 2000 feet in the air. People said they saw it from I-80 between Salt Lake City and Evanston. The fire didn't start 'til the ambulance ignited some of the stray combustibles, but when it did the damage was estimated at $53 million. And all the steam lines failed, so when the smoke cleared there was a lot of ice all over everything and a lot of frozen pipes with all kinds of stuff in them. A lot, a lot. This was in February, at 8100 feet. That was quite a winter, and we had to do a lot of interesting things to get things right again. In the winter of ‘82-83 I was an infant instrument fitter foreman at a gas plant in Wyoming with a steam-tracing crew. As we were starting the plant up, one night a vessel, as I recall, 25′ tall and 40′ in diameter, full of hydrocarbon condensate that had been put into service improperly (it had a vacuum breaker but no pressure relief, and the inlet valve had been opened, but not the outlet valve) went way over design pressure and ended up going between 800 and 2000 feet in the air. People said they saw it from I-80 between Salt Lake City and Evanston. The fire didn’t start ’til the ambulance ignited some of the stray combustibles, but when it did the damage was estimated at $53 million. And all the steam lines failed, so when the smoke cleared there was a lot of ice all over everything and a lot of frozen pipes with all kinds of stuff in them. A lot, a lot. This was in February, at 8100 feet. That was quite a winter, and we had to do a lot of interesting things to get things right again.

]]> By: WolfCreek http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/14/nortern-cold-snap/#comment-750963 WolfCreek Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:00:41 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18535#comment-750963 Like Ben and Jeff said, it's really not that cold here. This is more of a TYPICAL Minnesota winter, not the warm ones we've had lately. Plus, it keeps the riff-raff out. :-) Like Ben and Jeff said, it’s really not that cold here. This is more of a TYPICAL Minnesota winter, not the warm ones we’ve had lately. Plus, it keeps the riff-raff out. :-)

]]> By: jeff http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/14/nortern-cold-snap/#comment-750811 jeff Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:40:33 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18535#comment-750811 I'm with you, Ben. I've been out snowmobiling all week here in MN. It isn't that cold. Heated basement sure helps keeping the pipes warm though. I’m with you, Ben. I’ve been out snowmobiling all week here in MN. It isn’t that cold. Heated basement sure helps keeping the pipes warm though.

]]> By: Coach James http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/14/nortern-cold-snap/#comment-750577 Coach James Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:21:41 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18535#comment-750577 I live in NC and I have insulated pipes. Several of my friends chose to insulate theirs as well after having pipes burst the past couple years. I live in NC and I have insulated pipes. Several of my friends chose to insulate theirs as well after having pipes burst the past couple years.

]]> By: Benjamen Johnson http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/14/nortern-cold-snap/#comment-750572 Benjamen Johnson Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:14:32 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18535#comment-750572 Bah, This is blown all out of proportion. Super cold snap my butt. It's usually like this every winter. We've just had a few mild winters the last few years so everybody has forgotten what it's normally like. It's like getting excited about rain in Seattle. Bah, This is blown all out of proportion. Super cold snap my butt. It’s usually like this every winter. We’ve just had a few mild winters the last few years so everybody has forgotten what it’s normally like.

It’s like getting excited about rain in Seattle.

]]> By: Deelow http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/14/nortern-cold-snap/#comment-750530 Deelow Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:22:23 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18535#comment-750530 Damn! It's time's like this I'm glad I live in Dallas. I get 30 degree weather in the mornings and night and about 70 in the day. Every now and then we get a cold spell but the winters here are a breeze. (no pun intended) Damn! It’s time’s like this I’m glad I live in Dallas. I get 30 degree weather in the mornings and night and about 70 in the day. Every now and then we get a cold spell but the winters here are a breeze. (no pun intended)

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