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It depends on where you live as to why you'd let the water drip at night. In a slow drip, it's just that, turn on the faucets enough so that the water just drips. We do it in the winter, even though it's Texas. People don't think that it will freeze down here, but it does. I've got mine dripping right now in the kitchen and one of the bathrooms and in the outside faucet.
If you have PVC piping, the water will freeze and bust the pipes. It's a horrible mess. We had it happen many, many, many times in my Mom's trailer house. It gets to be annoying as hell! In my house (which was my Grandparents) my Granddaddy installed everything with copper piping, but I just don't want to take the risk of having something burst underneath the house.
I only keep the water dripping in the places that I use the most (my bathroom and the kitchen). But then again, I don't have central air and heat, I use window units, propane gas, and the wood stove to keep warm.
It is easy to freeze to death in a home if the person has no heat. I was surprised that the county didn't offer him some type of program assistance, which is usual in most counties to help avoid this.
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