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jdubz
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2021 05:31pm
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Hello! We have a small rectangular summer cottage (~950 sq feet) in upstate NY. and are starting the process of winterizing the place. Walls and attic are already batt insulated, but I plan on doing floors with spray foam.
Two small bedrooms in the front, connected living and kitchen area mostly open The bathroom is tucked in the back corner of of the house next to the kitchen. When we're not there, we'd like to be able to keep temperatures just high enough to keep the plumbing from freezing for weekend trips. Since the kitchen and bathroom are in the back of the house and the two bedrooms are in the front, do you think a multi-zone mini-split would suffice? There's a wood stove along with several older in-wall electric heaters, but I wouldn't trust them when not there. Perhaps a mini-split and a couple strategically placed electric baseboard units would be best? It's well water, but the system is not easily drainable for weekend use. I'm planning on converting the plumbing to pex with setup that's easy/quick to drain at the end of a weekend. Sorry bout the rambling post 
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Irrigation Guy
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2021 05:49pm - Edited by: Irrigation Guy
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I would just drain and blow out everything you can and wrap what ever is left with heat tape and insulation. What type of well do you have? I blow out mine every time and pour antifreeze in the traps, takes a bout 15-20 minutes
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Brettny
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2021 09:41pm
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Replacing all the heaters and installing a mini split is a multi thousand dollar job. Re working some drains for the plumbing and blowing things out could be a few hundred dollar job.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2021 09:57pm
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+1 with Brett as that being the most cost effective and practical approach.
As we have seen/heard about 'things down south' in this recent cold snap we cant depend on anything but ourselves.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 22 Feb 2021 11:04am
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Even in my area in NY theres weeks durring the year that a heat pump hardly works. It's just to cold. And you have to keep snow off it in the winter too.
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