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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At the temps we had, OP, there was never any risk to pipes unless you lived in a poorly-built house with pipes running along exterior walls.
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Tons of houses here have pipes running along exterior walls.[/quote]

Just moved into a newly built custom home.  Have a few pipes running up inside on an exterior wall.  The pipes are exponsed to the inside of the home so as long as the surrounding area does not sit in the 20s for an extended time, no worries.  I did check and all good....but yes, pipes are run along exterior all the time.  They need to be properly insulated[/quote]

Proper insulation is the key, not the location of the pipes.  I have plenty of pipes running up exterior walls, but there is adequate in-wall/floor insulation, and they have not frozen.  I also take the precaution of leaving open  cabinet doors in bathrooms and the kitchen, where pipes may be in the walls, allowing conditioned air to circulate against the interior drywall to help moderate in-wall temperatures.  [/quote]

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