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re: Busted/Frozen Pipe Check In
Posted on 12/23/22 at 9:46 am to FalseProphet
Posted on 12/23/22 at 9:46 am to FalseProphet
All my lines are in slab. Have faucet covers on the hose bibs outside, and I double insulated by backflow preventer on my irrigation line.
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Posted on 12/23/22 at 9:47 am to JudgeHolden
All plumbing in my home is in conditioned space. Turned off the shutoff to the two outdoor spigots and drained them yesterday. Only concern is the main from the well. Left a heating bulb on in the well house and periodically running water so it doesn’t freeze up from well house to home.
So far so good.
So far so good.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 9:49 am to JudgeHolden
No problems.
Some water lines run through an attached, but not climate controlled, utility room. I put a small heater in the room. Outside faucets heavily wrapped. The well also services some livestock water troughs, but we cut that water off.
House has some pier and beam but is mostly slab.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 9:50 am to Upperdecker
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Imagine how simple it is to avoid a frozen pipe yet ton of people going to get them anyway
We trickled ours and still got frozen pipes today. Absolutely no water to any faucet or toilet in the house right now. No visible frozen pipes.
The main to the house runs through a wall right next to a large back door. Just found out there is no insulation in that small part of the wall (we’ve been here two years and not had this issue yet). We have space heaters right now on both sides of the wall to try to warm things up if that’s where it’s at (we can’t see anything).
It’s possible that it could be outside of the house. Called the plumber and he won’t come out until it thaws or something bursts (his words).
Posted on 12/23/22 at 9:52 am to SixthAndBarone
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Pex won’t bust
Pex that has been exposed to sunlight for a decade or more can in fact burst. I had to repair a leak on one of my Aunt's exposed uninsulated water lines outside her house 2 years ago after it froze solid then thawed.
Was hell finding it at the time, but SharkBite fitting for the win.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 9:54 am to JudgeHolden
All good. Got down to 7 overnight but houses here are built accordingly and I insulated my outdoor sink well.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 9:58 am to JudgeHolden
Was 14 here in NW Houston before sunup. Only 20 now so got a ways to go to thaw out and find any damage. May not thaw out today.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 9:58 am to LSU Coyote
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My luxury DSLD home comes with Bust-Free Pipes for 10yrs.
We good.
You still need to drip hot water to keep that tankless water heater on the side of your house from freezing up.
DSLD cookie cutter homeowner checkin in here
This post was edited on 12/23/22 at 9:59 am
Posted on 12/23/22 at 10:20 am to SixthAndBarone
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Pex won’t bust but can still freeze and leave you with frozen water pipes, right?
During the February 2021 polar vortex, even experienced plumbers still falsely believed that PEX is immune to bursting when frozen. When confronted with these real world failures they have raised any number of mistaken explanations ranging from “it wasn’t the ice, someone must have used a heat gun on it” to “that must be a different kind of PEX, my PEX will expand better.”
The fact is that PEX bursts when it freezes, just like copper and CPVC. No material can overcome the incredible power and pressure involved in freezing. The only reliable way to prevent a pipe from bursting when frozen, is to prevent the pipe freezing in the first place.
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Posted on 12/23/22 at 10:23 am to Classy Doge
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Pex that has been exposed to sunlight
watched a video yesterday w a plumber talking about this. Even in attic, pipes can be exposed to UV which damages. He was covering all pipes with the insulation wrap also to protect from uv, not just temps.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 10:24 am to JudgeHolden
I have a frozen line to my toilet in the master. I have a soffit vent that runs the length of my house and I think there is a 90 on the exterior wall that is completely exposed in the attic. Going to have to do some exploring to get to it.
1950s house with galvanized pipe in the attic.
1950s house with galvanized pipe in the attic.
This post was edited on 12/23/22 at 10:37 am
Posted on 12/23/22 at 10:27 am to Pintail
PEX with a tankless water heater. Water is fine, but no hot water. All my pipes are in insulated walls. Wtf?
Posted on 12/23/22 at 10:44 am to ob1pimpbobi
No frozen pipes yet but I just found out my dog died in her sleep last night.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 10:46 am to JudgeHolden
G2G so far here in West Central Georgia.
Now just have to worry about a tree that is literally coming out of the ground that is in my neighbors yard but leaning towards our house.
Now just have to worry about a tree that is literally coming out of the ground that is in my neighbors yard but leaning towards our house.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 10:47 am to redstick13
Posted on 12/23/22 at 10:47 am to Pintail
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I have a frozen line to my toilet in the master. I have a soffit vent that runs the length of my house and I think there is a 90 on the exterior wall that is completely exposed in the attic. Going to have to do some exploring to get to it.
cover the exposed lines with wool furniture blankets.
This post was edited on 12/23/22 at 10:50 am
Posted on 12/23/22 at 10:48 am to redstick13
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but I just found out my dog died in her sleep last night.
Dude. Very sorry to hear that.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 10:49 am to JudgeHolden
Not saying anything bc the day is young and we still have a couple days to go lol.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 10:50 am to redstick13
I am so sorry for your loss.
Posted on 12/23/22 at 10:51 am to JudgeHolden
You gonna edit the OP baw?
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