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What is the minimum temperature to set your thermostat on when you leave home for a week in the Winter to prevent the pipes from freezing?
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∙ 15y ago
The minimum it can be set is 45 degrees F. You think the engineers would design it to allow pipes to freeze? Maybe they would if they did not do well in college.
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