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About 106 nights a year below freezing, when uninsulated crawlspace lines give out

The oldest blocks in town run plumbing decades older than the newer builds toward Myerstown

First frost typically lands around November 1

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Usually yes, and on most systems it sits with the backflow assembly rather than at the main. Irrigation piping is shallow and it drains through a blowout port or a low drain valve. Getting that done before frost is what keeps the backflow device from cracking.

A small amount of water at the base right after use is how the drain port is supposed to work, since the hydrant empties below the frost line. Constant wetness when the hydrant isn't running is a different matter and usually points to a worn plunger or a cracked standpipe. Either way it wants looking at before the ground freezes.

The usual sign is that everything looks dry outside while a stain or a musty smell shows up on the inside of the same wall, and it worsens only while the tap is running. Old plaster hides it for a long time. Once it's suspected, keeping that tap shut is the safe move.

It depends far more on freeze exposure than on age alone, and a tap that gets drained every autumn can run for decades. One that has frozen a few times will start weeping at the packing nut or at the stem. Around Lebanon and here that failure tends to surface once the taps get used again in spring.