- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Been checking up again, this struck me as too sensible not to comment on.I think even if I moved somewhere with more moderate winters I’d still want a somewhat winterized set up.
Buried water. Draining pipes. Insulated buildings. Sure things wouldn’t need to be buried 8’ deep like here or insulated at highest R value or have the heat turned on all the time, but just the option and ability to be half way to cold weather location standards would be a huge benefit on the random cold days.
Our setup here is like that to an extent, and it's beneficial all the time. Drinking water is still cool when it's 30+ and still works when it's cold.
We're having a sympathetic cool snap here next week, down to +3°C is hardly cold for winter but noticeable enough mid summer to be really grateful for a well insulated home and no "panic stations, we'd better cover the pumps" sort of crap.