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I'm working from home.

I'm a huge fan of the Uniqlo HeatTech gear. It's not really tailored for hunting or anything, but man - it does help keep you warm. Daily wear for me for fall/winter/spring - at least the shirts. It helps wick sweat/moisture away from your body and turns it in to heat. Great for heat retention as well. There's the Extra and Ultra warm ones too - they make for great base layers.

Ok that does make me feel a lot better about it now

Niagara Falls never freezes solid - they have icebreakers and water continues to flow under the top layer - what freezes is the mist/etc that gets kicked up. Keeping water flowing to the inlets for the hydroelectric power there is key. It never stops. Cool. Now I'm less worried about it shorting out.... maybe @DeerSlayer was referring to the cheaper wrap type heaters?

That's exactly what I have - thermostat that senses the pipe's temperature and auto shuts off. Runs along the pipe, not around. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Frost-King-18-ft-Automatic-Electric-Heat-Cable-Kit-HC18A/100196820

Which heat tape did you use? I have Frost King on mine right now...

If you're in Monmouth County go up to OBRPC or down to CJRPC to see the USPSA/IDPA/Etc. matches.

@DeerSlayer put up a post on FB Yesterday about it... *****Public Service announcement for everyone with oil heat and an oil tank that isn't located indoors where it's warm!*****Reguarding number 2 heating oil, gelling happens when the paraffin usually present in fuel starts to solidify when the temperature drops. At 32 degrees, the wax in liquid form will crystallize and leave the fuel tank clouded. At 10-15 degrees, it will finally start to gel and clog the tank and fuel filters.MAKE SURE YOU TREAT YOUR OIL TANK WITH ADDITIVES THAT PREVENT GELLING, BEFORE IT GELLS!!!!!!

Ah - mostly practice with holster draw and safe gun handling. Moving while shooting can be a help too. Maybe try USPSA or IDPA first? Both have great new shooter training

Besides the guns, you'll need magazine holders (Rifle and Pistol) as well as Shotshell Holders. A good belt and Holster as well.

Man I'm odd then.... I have 4...

I'd rather not freeze my nads off. Waiting 'till it warms up a bit.

Water not freeze. I had frozen feed lines, not drain lines. hot/cold for 2 sinks in my master bathroom.

Oh ok so if it uses the cold line, I'd need 2 of those pumps? There's 2 sinks there that are affected.

There are other guns. Mini 14, Ares SCR, Saiga 7.62 etc.

Will this work for the cold water line too? Just looking up more info - the recirc won't work with PEX as there's no furthest line - it's all home run... Won't work for the cold water either unless I get 4 of 'em. One for each line.

Info's going to the builder to address.

Haven't seen much about it though they did recommend a GFCI outlet... which it is plugged in to.

Seriously? It doesn't get that hot... I'm gonna re-trace some of it tonight then too to make sure...

Well, I expect it to last a year or two - I'll only have it on when it's really cold. Will check it again tonight and over the next couple days to make sure it's not overheating or melting anything. It turns itself off when it hits 40 degrees.

Problem with the drip/trickle is that my wife turns it off at night... or I don't turn it on enough - I have to do both cold and hot cuz it's pex. It's hard to judge how much to turn it on. Also - I got a $30 solution instead of $235 https://www.homedepot.com/p/Frost-King-12-ft-Water-Pipe-Heat-Cable-HC12A/100032792 Popped that on yesterday and had no issues this AM.

Thawed it but with family in town and Xmas/New Years I couldn't fix 'till yesterday. Thawed it 3x actually.

Why? Plenty of proven platforms out there that aren't fugly.

It's already on my list of items that the builder needs to address. If my fix is what was needed, then I'll see if he can reimburse me for the equipment.

Me neither - bad design/placement. If I hadn't enclosed the space above the garage, it would have been wasted and possibly could have been insulated better but who knows.