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Frozen Pipes Question
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:39 am
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:39 am
So, dripped my pipes last night. All is well with cold water everywhere. But no hot water toward the back of the house farthest away from the water heater. Thoughts?
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Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:41 am to Kreg Jennings
I’ll send my mixtape over
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:42 am to Kreg Jennings
Do your hot water lines run under your raised house or through your uninsulated attic?
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:42 am to Box Geauxrilla
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I’ll send my mixtape over
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:42 am to White Roach
Under raised house
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:43 am to Box Geauxrilla
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I’ll send my mixtape over
Outstanding sir
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:43 am to Kreg Jennings
Hot water line froze. But guessing you already know this.
In a hard freeze it’s best to kill the breaker and drip the hot water line also.
In a hard freeze it’s best to kill the breaker and drip the hot water line also.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:43 am to Kreg Jennings
Sounds like the pipe froze between the hwh and the back of the house. Is the pipe in the attic or under the house?
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:44 am to Kreg Jennings
Do you have one water heater?
Do you have hot water elsewhere and if so from a second water heater.
Either cold water line serving a water heater froze or a hot water line serving this area of the house froze.
Do you have hot water elsewhere and if so from a second water heater.
Either cold water line serving a water heater froze or a hot water line serving this area of the house froze.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:44 am to Kreg Jennings
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no hot water toward the back of the house farthest away from the water heater. Thoughts?
you got a frozen pipe baw. Pray it didn't bust and wait for it to thaw is all you can do now.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:47 am to Chuker
If it is accessible and it didn't burst, he could try thawing it out with a blow drier, etc.
It could burst later if not thawed out.
It could burst later if not thawed out.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:49 am to doubleb
I usually crawl under my house with a little bucket of hot water and a bunch of rags. Start wrapping and soaking. Keep re-soaking rags as they cool off until it breaks free.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:49 am to Kreg Jennings
Are you saying water is flowing but not hot; or there is no water flowing at all?
If flowing but not hot, water is likely being cooled by cold air by time it makes the long run to faucet.
If it is not flowing, grab a hairdryer (safer) or torch (quicker) and climb under there and heat the pipe.
If flowing but not hot, water is likely being cooled by cold air by time it makes the long run to faucet.
If it is not flowing, grab a hairdryer (safer) or torch (quicker) and climb under there and heat the pipe.
This post was edited on 1/1/18 at 9:50 am
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:54 am to Kreg Jennings
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Under raised house
If it's accessible, you might want to get under there and take a look at what you've got. If the pipes aren't insulated, you should have done that last week. If they are insulated, try to find a spot where the pipe is exposed and apply some heat. (Work lamp, blow dryer, portable heater. Not a torch, unless you're very careful.)
If the pipe has already burst, shut off the supply valve to your water heater and turn off the breaker.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:54 am to tigers win2
Don’t use a torch if the pipe is PVC. All kidding aside I would not put a torch anywhere under the house. Too much risk.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:56 am to Kreg Jennings
Run what hot water youi can could also help thaw some lines, but I'd expect the frozen part to be closer to the edge of the house
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:56 am to Bigfishchoupique
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Don’t use a torch if the pipe is PVC.
Damn the bad luck
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:57 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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I usually crawl under my house with a little bucket of hot water and a bunch of rags. Start wrapping and soaking. Keep re-soaking rags as they cool off until it breaks free.
That sounds like it would work. It also sounds pretty miserable! You should insulate the pipes while you're down there.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 10:05 am to White Roach
It sucks arse. Now I don't drip pipes. I leave them running
Posted on 1/1/18 at 10:06 am to White Roach
Call plumber
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