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re: My pipes froze (because I'm a dumbass) UPDATE page 3
Posted on 1/17/18 at 12:05 pm to vl100butch
Posted on 1/17/18 at 12:05 pm to vl100butch
Do you have an external tankless heater? Mine froze this morning in N MS and I went out there with a hairdryer. Didn’t take long to get it back working.
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Posted on 1/17/18 at 12:06 pm to redstick13
Boil some water and pour it along the entire length of each of the pipes. You want to thaw those suckers quickly so they don't bust and get water everywhere.
This post was edited on 1/17/18 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 1/17/18 at 12:09 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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Boil some water and pour it along the entire length of each of the pipes. You want to thaw those suckers quickly so they don't bust and get water everywhere.
I can’t physically reach the pipes but what about if I fill up a sprayer with hot water and spray hot water on the pipes under the house? Would that work?
Posted on 1/17/18 at 12:11 pm to vl100butch
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I have cold water, but no hot except for a trickle....just going to have to let it run for several hours...
Same here. Hot water heater is in my detached garage. Hoping for the best.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 12:29 pm to tgrbaitn08
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I can’t physically reach the pipes but what about if I fill up a sprayer with hot water and spray hot water on the pipes under the house? Would that work?
I was actually making a joke. Don't do that.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 12:30 pm to jlovel7
Pipes will start to burst when the ice begins to melt in your pipes
Posted on 1/17/18 at 12:43 pm to tke857
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Pipes will start to leak when the ice begins to melt in your pipes
Fixed for you. The freezing will burst them. The melting will get them leaking.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 9:39 am to jlovel7
UPDATE
So my water pipes to my apartment appear to run along the outside of the building. Looks like they busted at an elbow before it turns to go under the building. Theres some ice stalactites formed and a big frozen puddle underneath. Hopefully it bursting here has avoided any significant damage that would've happened inside the walls since it will basically all drain onto the ground outside once it thaws.
So my water pipes to my apartment appear to run along the outside of the building. Looks like they busted at an elbow before it turns to go under the building. Theres some ice stalactites formed and a big frozen puddle underneath. Hopefully it bursting here has avoided any significant damage that would've happened inside the walls since it will basically all drain onto the ground outside once it thaws.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 9:51 am to jlovel7
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Hopefully it bursting here has avoided any significant damage that would've happened inside the walls since it will basically all drain onto the ground outside once it thaws.
well if the pipes were inside the walls, they probably wouldn't have frozen.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 9:52 am to jlovel7
Plumber just left my house. $300 later pipes are fixed and water is running again
Now we're under a boil advisory
Now we're under a boil advisory
Posted on 1/18/18 at 9:56 am to tgrbaitn08
I had a pipe burst yesterday... PVC line running to an outdoor spigot. I just cut it off and capped it for now. I'll run a new line later. I've done lots of PVC work but never in 20 degree weather. I had no idea how long to let the glue cure... I waited an hour and said frick it. It held.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 9:58 am to terd ferguson
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I had a pipe burst yesterday... PVC line running to an outdoor spigot. I just cut it off and capped it for now. I'll run a new line later. I've done lots of PVC work but never in 20 degree weather. I had no idea how long to let the glue cure... I waited an hour and said frick it. It held.
If you can replace the whole line with PEX...do it. It can freeze solid and thaw without bursting. You can use Shark Bite connections and not worry about glue.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 10:03 am to madmaxvol
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If you can replace the whole line with PEX...do it. It can freeze solid and thaw without bursting. You can use Shark Bite connections and not worry about glue.
I was already thinking about doing that. It's just one 10 foot run of pipe coming out of the house running to an outside faucet. When it gets warmer and I replace it, I'll probably replace the entire thing with PEX. Right now it's cut back to about 1 foot, capped, and wrapped like a mfer.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 10:16 am to terd ferguson
If the glue doesn't hold, you could get a compression fitting for now.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 10:24 am to CootKilla
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If the glue doesn't hold, you could get a compression fitting for now.
That was plan B. So far the cement seems to have held. I won't know for sure until everything thaws out again. I put a new piece of pipe insulation on the remaining 1 foot section and then wrapped it in old rags. Hopefully that was enough to keep it from freezing again.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 11:12 am to jlovel7
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Looks like they busted at an elbow before it turns to go under the building. Theres some ice stalactites formed and a big frozen puddle underneath.
Hit that shite with some FlexSeal and learn the word, “icicle.”
Posted on 1/18/18 at 11:17 am to jlovel7
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ice stalactites
The world calls these icicles.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 11:27 am to tgrbaitn08
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Plumber just left my house. $300 later pipes are fixed and water is running again
Now we're under a boil advisory
At least he gave you a deal.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 11:33 am to terd ferguson
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I had a pipe burst yesterday... PVC line running to an outdoor spigot. I just cut it off and capped it for now. I'll run a new line later. I've done lots of PVC work but never in 20 degree weather. I had no idea how long to let the glue cure... I waited an hour and said frick it. It held.
I had this exact scenario happen to me yesterday. I was able to cap it and thinking of rebuilding the whole section with PEX when it's not so damn cold.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 11:34 am to terd ferguson
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I've done lots of PVC work but never in 20 degree weather. I had no idea how long to let the glue cure... I waited an hour and said frick it. It held.
The recommended temperature range should be on the label of the PVC cement in tiny print that nobody reads. My guess would be not below 40 or 50 degrees, but that's just a guess. It's holding for now, so you're good. You're going to re-work it when you remove the plug anyway. No worries.
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