Pipes frozen - question

You will know when it thaws.

You'll be fine. I let all mine drip last night and a few still froze.

Every situation can be different, some times you might escape with no permanent damage.

Good luck, it sucks to have to work on stuff outside in the cold.

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You'll be fine. I let all mine drip last night and a few still froze.

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Same happened to me. Nervously awaiting the outcome

Been there. Lucked out w no bursts. Get under there w a hair dryer or a space heater and they'll thaw out.

If your house is on a slab you will be fine.

New house on a slab and nowhere to even heat up the pipes. All underground

Locate your shut-offs. When it thaws you're gonna need them.

Edit...if they did burst. They may not have, either way locate the valves.

Mid city checking in. Pier and beam, kitchen cold water is good to go, everything else is froze up tight.

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How screwed am I? Is it possible they will thaw out and not bust? I looked under the house (have a pier and beam home) and didn't notice any obvious cracks in them.

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if you left any faucets dripping anywhere, you should be good as far as bursting.

the reason they bust is because ice takes up more space than liquid water and this expansion is too much pressure for the pipes to handle.

Most people think leaving the faucet drip prevents your pipes from freezing because that small flow of water keeps pulling warmer water from underground through your pipes preventing them from freezing.
but in reality, if you have an open faucet, that opening gives the water/ice room to expand and relieve that pressure. Because the freezing/expansion happens slowly, that small opening in your faucets is big enough to relieve enough pressure to prevent the bursting of your pipes.