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Ron Slade of the Cynthiana (Kansas) water distribution team demonstrates how a kerosene heater can be used to divert heat in any direction, such as to thaw out frozen meter jars.
The winter of 2013-14 was brutal, even as far south as Kentucky. The winter of 2017-18 was almost as harsh.
For Ron Slade and the water distribution team in the city of Cynthiana (population 6,500), extreme cold meant freeze-ups in the system and lots of calls from customers. In...
