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    Jan 8, 2014, 04:18 PM
    What is the rod used at water supply to keep pipe from freezing
    My mobilehome waterline goes from water heater to water meter to shutoff valve to underground and there's a plug in rod at the pip coming from ground what is this? Is it home owners responsibility or the same as water meter?
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    Jan 8, 2014, 07:10 PM
    That sould like an electrical ground rod... if it is it has nothing to do with keeping pipes from freezing. Anything to heat the pipes will look like a tape wrapping around the pipe.
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    Jan 8, 2014, 08:03 PM
    Are you talking about a rod with a t-shaped handle on one end (to aid in turning it), that can be placed over a valve 3 or so feet down in the ground and allows someone to rotate the valve to turn it on and off, possibly?
    A type of valve wrench of which I have seen many times but never knew the official name.
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