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re: My pipes froze (because I'm a dumbass) UPDATE page 3
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:02 am to tgrbaitn08
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:02 am to tgrbaitn08
quote:
How do you know where they are frozen? I have water in half the house but not the other half.
You can eliminate the part where the water is working. Are your pipes in the attic?
Whenever you start defrosting them, start as close to the frozen faucet as possible and work your way back.
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Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:05 am to slackster
I have cold water, but no hot except for a trickle....just going to have to let it run for several hours...
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:40 am to ibldprplgld
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If your house has PEX tubing (red and blue) then I'd focus on the main water pipe that's normally copper.
I just checked and all of my pipes under the house are copper.
This post was edited on 1/17/18 at 10:41 am
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:46 am to jlovel7
If they burst you're going to have more than a plumber bill.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:48 am to ibldprplgld
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If your house has PEX tubing (red and blue)
If got one like this that’s frozen. Rest of the house is fine. Do I need to worry about getting it to thaw out with a blow dryer, etc? Or just let it thaw out on its own?
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:50 am to slackster
#metoo
Came home from the coffee shop to a steady fast drip of water from my staircase. Just crawled under the house and shut off all the water to the house and called a plumber. No way I'm dealing with that crap
Came home from the coffee shop to a steady fast drip of water from my staircase. Just crawled under the house and shut off all the water to the house and called a plumber. No way I'm dealing with that crap
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:50 am to jlovel7
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Because of burst pipes?
Always wondered about that myself. I've always assumed that possibly an inside wall of your house will have to be cut open and the brick outside busted out.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:00 am to VABuckeye
I just noticed a frozen drip from a 90 on my pipeline. Does that mean they’re busted or just means I have a leak? Should I call a plumber now?
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:15 am to Tempratt
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Always wondered about that myself. I've always assumed that possibly an inside wall of your house will have to be cut open and the brick outside busted out.
I had a pipe bust in a wall in my house in CO once. I forgot to disconnect the water hose and a storm came through. The house was made so it was easy to access the pipes feeding outside spigots from inside the house. Houses in the south aren't usually made this way and you would be looking at cutting a hole in your inside wall to repair it.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:42 am to redstick13
my whole house is without... how screwed is this renter?
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:47 am to Golfer
Letting mine thaw out.
My cold water is fine, but my hot water PEX pipes are frozen. Open the faucets for whatever is frozen and just listen for when it starts flowing.
Check pipes for any leaks.
My cold water is fine, but my hot water PEX pipes are frozen. Open the faucets for whatever is frozen and just listen for when it starts flowing.
Check pipes for any leaks.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:49 am to tgrbaitn08
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I just noticed a frozen drip from a 90 on my pipeline. Does that mean they’re busted or just means I have a leak? Should I call a plumber now?
It's possible condensation froze around the pipe and that's what's leaking, but odds are that's a bad thing. I'd call a plumber to be safe. Shut your main water off if you can't shut off water to the pipe itself.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:49 am to rt3
Did you leave any faucets open and running?
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:51 am to redstick13
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Did you leave any faucets open and running?
they were not
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:51 am to redstick13
Left faucets running but now toilet and pipes to washing machine froze.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 11:58 am to redstick13
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Houses in the south aren't usually made this way and you would be looking at cutting a hole in your inside wall to repair it.
My walls are concrete internally. I'm screwed if anything happens.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 12:03 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:
tgrbaitn08
My pipes froze (because I'm a dumbass)
How do you know where they are frozen? I have water in half the house but not the other half.
You have water in your head you fricking moron.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 12:03 pm to Tempratt
my water just came back on 
Posted on 1/17/18 at 12:03 pm to rt3
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they were not
Decent chance that you will have burst pipes depending on how your pipes are run in the house. Pipes in the outer walls will be especially susceptible. Hopefully the main line entering the house is below ground and didn't freeze.
This post was edited on 1/17/18 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 1/17/18 at 12:05 pm to ibldprplgld
Mine was a toilet. It filled back up a bit ago.
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