Question:
Last night I lost power at my house due to a wind storm. The temp with the wind chill factor was below zero. I opened all faucets to a drip to eleviate my pipes from freezing. My wife told me that I could not do that becuase the the pump would not operate because the power was out. Am I able to "drip" the faucets with no power in the house??

Answer: The wind chill factor affects, or is based on, bare skin. The temperature is what you need to pay attention to when looking at pipes freezing. Wind can and will push cold air where it may not go ordinarily and thereby freeze a pipe that otherwise wouldn't freeze. Your well has a pump that moves water from the well to the pressure tank, usually in the house, where the pressure switch that controls the pump is located. Along with the pressure gauge and main water shut off valve for the house. Usually the pressure tank will have a drain valve on it to enable someone to drain the whole system by gravity. That will not remove water from toilet tanks, washing machine pumps, water heaters, boilers and other water using appliances like water treatment equipment and/or drinking water filters, ice maker fill lines etc.. They will still contain large amounts of water or enough to break things when it freezes. you would have to protect them from freezing and or blow the water out of them if possible.