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Indiana girl here, so I have some answers for you on that one.

Use the foam pipe insulation.
Open your cabinet doors to expose the pipes to the rooms heat and leave a small trickle of water flowing from the faucets. ALthough where I live, we have a well and the water doesnt work when the power is off, the first two suggestions do keep them from freezing, or have so far this winter anyway.

LEAVE YOUR WATER RUNNING

if u run steady drip watch 4 ice buidup in sewer line
heating propane in small area can create carbon monoxide
thermometer monitoring is wise. i have remote digital thermometer in coldest part & receiving unit in living room. battery powered= $20 at walmart. went 10 below zero last night & cellar cooled to 40 degrees F.
wind thru cellar is worst for pipes.check for drafts with cigarete & watch the spider webs too.
to circulate heat move cold air to heater,its denser,moves more air & more efficient.
gas or kerosene space heaters need crbon mono monitoring
cant beat draining pipes

You have to have all outside lines under the freeze zone. In extreme areas like the mid wesat it can freeze down to 4 ft or more. check with your neighbors ot see how deep the freeze goes(how deep the gropund freezes.
Burying you water lines below this is the only way topkeep them form freezing outin the opening.
Under the house ,/in attics you wrap them with pipe insulation. I would say wrap them with pipe insulation and than wrap them with six inch wall insulation if you can do so. If not wrap them with pipe insulation that fits the piope not mssing any and than wrap them with a larger pipe size insulation. it’s expensive but works.
If you4r pipes are under the house youmight make a slew or trough for them alone boxed in and wall it with insulation all 4 walls.

Shut off the main to the house.
Drain pipes inside house by opening all faucets.

with whatyou have, you have to drain the lines to the lowest point and the sewer traps too anything thats exposed to cold air abovegrade. usually an outside hose bib and the shower knobs left wide open would be enough. appliances are a night mare in their own right. washing machine, dish washer etc.

Invest some $$ and buy a generator.

4 of my water pipes broke this week so i asked my uncle what to do and he said to repair them and wrap them
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My family has always left the water trinkling in the bath tubs at night and we never have had them freeze. It’s the constant flow that prevents it from freezing.