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About 168 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 Delhi

First frost typically lands around October 8

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Because the water table sits high while the frost leaves the ground, and in a place with 168 freeze nights a year that release is concentrated into a few weeks. Constant running in that window is normal; constant running in July is not.

It hides the evidence, mainly. Water that would show as a wet floor instead sits behind the wall, and by the time it appears near Oneonta homes of the same era it has usually been there a while.

Far enough that the water does not walk right back to the footing, which is more distance than most short pipes give it. Grade and downspouts near Oneonta matter as much as the pipe length.

Everything on an exterior wall, plus the pump discharge outside. With about 168 nights below freezing in a year, a house left cold is a house that gets its water shut off and its lines drained.