From: krw 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Do you know any cheap way to prevent my pipes from freezing also when I am gone in December for 2 weeks?
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:24:10 -0500
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In article <6YudnScgoMFYPHXbnZ2dnUVZ_ournZ2d@comcast.com>, 
al@sung.com says...
>  wrote in message
> news:1189605797.888665.73540@r34g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
> > Hi folks.
> >
> > Do you know any cheap way to prevent my pipes from freezing also when
> > I am gone in December for 2 weeks?
> 
> The simplest thing is to leave the heat on, just set the temperature lower
> to say 50 degrees, not too cold though. Paying for a little extra heat is
> proably cheaper than buying antifreeze for the toilet, electric heated pipe
> wrap, an air compressor to blow out your plumbing, etc.

Agreed.  Another suggestion is to leave under-sink, vanity, and other 
doors, where there are water pipes exposed, open if they're on an 
outside wall.  If there is any missing insulation you might just find 
it with the lowered house temperature.  It's simple enough and good 
insurance.

-- 
  Keith