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by adamjs 1948 days ago
Yes, Texan here, our neighbors had their faucets dripping but lost power/heat for 30+ hours and pipes froze and burst in the ceiling.

Several factors involved—- the pumping stations lost power so water pressure fell to a trickle. Also homes in Texas are not insulated well-enough to withstand the extreme cold and prolonged lack of heating we experienced.

It was somewhat thermodynamics too— their house was a smaller 1-story house, ours was a larger 2-story house and retained heat long enough to weather the freeze before power came back.

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I was dripping a faucet in every room with water, and also making sure the hot water(tankless) lines were getting some movement.

Was super worried after the reports of water supply issues that the pressure would drop and the pipes would freeze while I was sleeping in my 41 degree house :/ Fortunately we are in the lower elevation zone so it never dropped more than a quarter or so(pressure or flow, couldn't tell).