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adar4 t1_j1khoho wrote

Grew up in New England and quite literally never thought of turning our water off. My family never did, and friends didn’t either, it wasn’t even a discussion. When i first moved to VA I was very confused about why every landlord I had was incredibly insistent about us doing it all the time. Eventually chatted with a neighbor who told me that since the houses down here aren’t built for the cold in the same way, and a single cold day can do you in. Now I’m way too paranoid about it 🤣

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User-NetOfInter t1_j1ku9f0 wrote

They don’t bury the water pipes as deep in the south.

Frost line is/was much higher in VA, so they don’t/didn’t bury the pipes as deep compared to the northeast

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Charlesinrichmond OP t1_j1ksvuo wrote

As someone who used to do construction in Massachusetts it happens all the time up there

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