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Without water for 5 daysAs a result of extreme freezing last week, we had no water in our entire house, inside and out. We called the water at SF County on Monday the day the water stopped working and they made us did not allow our cranes to drip overnight. I suppose a signal was sent to those who have registered for emergency signals for dripping cranes overnight. Given that our other house in the North Sierra never had these problems, despite such temperatures, we never thought there could be emergency signals from the water company. On the 5th day without water, Friday, we called the water company again to make them check our water meter. They politely sent two gentlemen immediately. They found that our water meter was frozen hard. They heat it with a torch for 10 minutes and thaw it. After being installed again, our water was flowing, fortunately. During the repair, we noticed that the metal enclosures from the ground to the water meter were not insulated. After throwing ourselves whether it was recommended in cold climate, we learned that in most cold weather areas the water measuring instruments were insulated from the meter to the cap. After calling the water department for isolation, they advised that they were isolated only water meters, so we wanted to isolate ours. They came out immediately and fulfilled this task. We thought it was important to share our experience with our neighbors, so you are aware that this can happen. to your water meters. Life without water for 5 days was quite unhappy.