When do I tell renters to drip water and open their cabinet door

sweetie : Sunday night to Monday morning, Monday night to Tuesday morning, Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.

buffaloglenn : so they can turn the water dripping off in the mornings?

sweetie : I personally am going to start the drip when the temps hit 32. Not taking chances on broken pipes etc. Doing the same with the ...running the pump. Oh yay. We get to have a high gas bill from the cold and a higher than normal water and electric too at the time of year! Rrrrrrr.

cbear : Great idea!! Thank you

sweetie : You know I don't subscribe to the drip theory, for several reasons, but I also pay close attention to my house in cold weather. The only time I have had any trouble is when our outside temperature got down below 20 degrees. To me, the most important things are that outside pipes are covered, and the central heat is running in the house, with cabinet doors open to circulate warm air.

sweetie : I think that because the temp will be above freezing during the day it probably won't be a problem. However, I'm not going to take any chances. We will be leaving the cabinet doors open and dripping the water each night the temp drops below freezing. I hope your renters will do as you ask.

Man I understand the logic behind opening the attic but… it's scary up there.

seem2 : Yes, concerning.

sweetie :
I shall be opening cabinets etc.from Saturday night...and see how the Weather is ....

Still best to turn the water to the unit OFF and evacutate the lines.
No water to freeze and damage anything...

As a renter I treat my rental like my own home. After all, when the **** hits the fan, it's my mess to clean up. I don't like sudden catastrophes and I try to prevent anything I can. I always drip the water and open cabinets. The attic is not being opened as I'm highly sensitive to insulation. It's old and wide open up there.
I sign an agreement to care for the rental within reason. I think because our leasing company already sent alerts, I'd have communicated with all my tenants, stressing the importance of dripping the water and opening cabinets. Don't forget to either go out and wrap those outside pipes or have them do it. I bought hose bib bags for our outside faucets last year and they do great. Got mine from temu before I needed them.

I get up every two hours and run the water for a few minutes and flush all the toilets. I also wait and run my dishwasher during the middle of the night.
I leave all the cabinets and closet doors open. I haven't ever dripped faucets or opened the attic.

sweetie :
I would not like the idea of trusting renters with protecting the integrity of my property.Having renters that need to be told to protect my property is probably the reason I would not be a profitable landlord. The temptation to overspend to winterize my property would be too overwhelming for me.Kudos to those of you that have optimized rental income.

ForestFinds : That pic is frightful!!! But, kinda cute.