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Title: Our pipes are frozen this morning...no water
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Published: Jan 8, 2010
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Post Date: 2010-01-08 11:27:56 by christine
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it's cloudy with no sun to warm us up. the high predicted today is 35. currently it's 26 degrees (feels like 17). could be hours before the pipes unfreeze. i'm going nuts already.

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#2. To: christine (#0)

Are they inside or outside pipes?

If they're inside pipes, try turning on the hot water faucet in the bathtub. When the pipes start to thaw, the trickle of hot water from the hot water tank will warm up the pipes faster, that's if it's just the inside pipes that are frozen...

FormerLurker  posted on  2010-01-08   11:31:56 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

i think it's the outside pipes going into the house that are frozen. i just did what you said and turned on the hot water spiggot on the master tub. thanks for the advice.

christine  posted on  2010-01-08   11:43:48 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Here's a few links that might help you out...

Thawing frozen pipes

Preventing and Thawing a Frozen Water Pipe

What should you do if a water pipe freezes?

How To Thaw Frozen Pipes

FormerLurker  posted on  2010-01-08   12:36:00 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Frozen Pipe Behind a Wall

When you find that the frozen pipe serving the faucet is behind a wall or ceiling, you've got a challenge on your hands. You have three choices:

Turn up the heat in the house and wait;
Tear out the wall or ceiling section to get at the frozen section of pipe. Then thaw the pipe as an exposed pipe;
Use an infrared lamp or lamps to assist in heating the wall section in front of where you think the frozen section is located. Infrared lamps are better than regular heat lamps because they pass through the air without heating it and will direct more energy to warming the wall and frozen pipe.

oh brother. it's anyone's guess where the frozen pipe(s) is!

christine  posted on  2010-01-08   12:47:51 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

if none of your water is running it is most likely where the supply line from the meter comes out of the ground next to your house. get a clamp on spot light fixture and spot light bulb aim it at the pipe and turn it on. for best results enclose the light and pipe in something even if it's just a tent made from a blanket surrounding but not in contact with the light or the lamp fixture.

IRTorqued  posted on  2010-01-08   12:54:10 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

if none of your water is running it is most likely where the supply line from the meter comes out of the ground next to your house. get a clamp on spot light fixture and spot light bulb aim it at the pipe and turn it on. for best results enclose the light and pipe in something even if it's just a tent made from a blanket surrounding but not in contact with the light or the lamp fixture.

that's the situation. thanks.

christine  posted on  2010-01-08   13:00:37 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Something that would work is a seed starter's heat cable. You can find them at garden stores. They come in two types - mats and cables and in a couple of different lenghts. Wrap it around where the pipe comes out of the ground and tape it in place (Gaffer's Tape is best but regular Duct Tape will work. You'll likely need an exterior weatherproof extension cord, but that should do a gentle thaw which is less likely to cause a pipe to burst. If you have something to wrap around as insulation that would hold the heat in and speed up the process. And when it's all done you can start seeds for the garden.

Original_Intent  posted on  2010-01-08   13:08:38 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#33. To: All (#31)

It occurred to me also that depending upon how much Ice is in there that you might need more than one cable and/or reposition them as the pipe thaws. Once you have water flowing then keep it turned on and flowing for a while as that will continue to melt the ice remaining in the pipe.

P.S. I hope my warped sense of humor didn't offend in a trying moment. ;-)

Original_Intent  posted on  2010-01-08 13:18:46 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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