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re: Frozen Pipes Question
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:51 pm to Tridentds
Posted on 1/1/18 at 9:51 pm to Tridentds
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Agree. Whether metal or pvc go buy a 3 pack pair of hand warmers. Put them on top of the pipe starting close to edge of house and put one every 12-18” working away from edge. If you can wrap a rag or towel around warmer and pipe that is best. Everything will be thawed out in a few hours without you laying under the house trying to thaw out ice you can’t see with a hair dryer.
This is a $4 fix and it works while you are in the house watching games today.
I don't often say this to an Aggie, but you sir deserve a beer.
Forgot to wrap or drip my garden faucet.
You saved me a cold headache in the next day or so.
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Posted on 1/1/18 at 10:09 pm to Box Geauxrilla
Dammit, what am I missing here?
Posted on 1/1/18 at 10:17 pm to X123F45
Glad it helped.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 10:26 pm to Tiger in NY
quote:
Dammit, what am I missing here?
This post was edited on 1/1/18 at 10:27 pm
Posted on 1/1/18 at 10:48 pm to Tridentds
quote:
Whether metal or pvc go buy a 3 pack pair of hand warmers.
I had the same idea when I went to Lowes the other day. Got a 6 pack of feet warmers in case things freeze up. Hopefully won't need them; running 2 faucets with hot and cold water and the outdoor spigots wrapped with beer coozies and t-shirts.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 12:12 am to Kreg Jennings
quote:
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?
Sounds like a frozen hot water line. The only thing to do is check into a hotel, order some overpriced porn, and put it in your SO's butt.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 12:16 am to Kreg Jennings
If you have a My Buddy heater or something similar take it under the house and thaw that shite out. It happened to me once, I tried it and it worked. Good luck.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 8:06 am to bpinson
Make sure your drain lines arent frozen. I ran the washing machine and flooded my utility room 
Posted on 1/2/18 at 8:15 am to Jim Rockford
My home is off the ground. I went hunting last year when it got cold and my wife didn't run the water fast enough. I came home to frozen pex lines under the house. I took my crawfish boiling setup, filled the pot 1/2 full of water (Able to get to from the front hose bib) within 15 minutes all the lines were thawed out
Posted on 1/2/18 at 8:16 am to wickowick
Woke up this morning to frozen pipes
Posted on 1/2/18 at 8:32 am to wickowick
Wick,
Did you have to move the pot or was the exposed plumbing in a small area? It doesn't seem like enough heat would rise to warm the entire underside of a house that's raised 10' or 12'.
Did you have to move the pot or was the exposed plumbing in a small area? It doesn't seem like enough heat would rise to warm the entire underside of a house that's raised 10' or 12'.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 8:56 am to the paradigm
Well if it makes you feel any better i have a frozen faucet on the North side of the house. Gonna be a hoot getting that bitch undone this afternoon.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 9:57 am to Team Alpha Beast
The rats and raccoons thank you.??
Posted on 1/2/18 at 10:31 am to LSU0358
In college we had a maintenance guy heat our frozen pipes with one of those electric therapy wraps for sore joints 
Long arse extension cord and that thing. And it worked!
Then he just insulated it so it never happened again.
Long arse extension cord and that thing. And it worked!
Then he just insulated it so it never happened again.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 10:34 am to White Roach
quote:
Wick,
Did you have to move the pot or was the exposed plumbing in a small area? It doesn't seem like enough heat would rise to warm the entire underside of a house that's raised 10' or 12'.
That area of the house is about 4' off the ground and it heated the entire underside up
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:39 am to wickowick
Only one of my faucets froze, the others are working and none of my outdoor spickets.
Weird.
Hopefully I dodged a bullet.
Weird.
Hopefully I dodged a bullet.
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