And it always freezes at the bottom for some unfathomable reason. On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Thom <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes I did drop a decimal place, thanks to those that pointed that out. > > But in answer to the last post, it doesn't matter if you're in TX or AK if > your drum drip is full of water and freezes it can break, no matter 2" or > 1". > > If you follow the 13 example, the bottom of the DD is a 1" nipple and valve > with a plug. That 1" nipple can freeze no matter if it's 6" long or 6'-0" > long if it's full of water and freezes long or hard enough. That's not to > say that a 2" nipple couldn't freeze, it just takes a little (very little) > while longer. > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >
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