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re: Pipes frozen - question
Posted on 1/7/17 at 1:52 pm to Jibbajabba
Posted on 1/7/17 at 1:52 pm to Jibbajabba
I'd say anything is better than nothing. They make special plumber wrapping material. Probably can buy it at Home Depot or Lowe's.
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Posted on 1/7/17 at 2:19 pm to Kreg Jennings
Why'd I so many people still have water pipes that are exposed and not insulated? It's not the 1960's. It's not that hard or expensive to do. Better yet close off the underside of their house so cold air can't get under it and save yourself a ton on heating and cooling bills as well as end the misery. Good grief!
A friend of mine once had a saying: The stupid will be punished!
A friend of mine once had a saying: The stupid will be punished!
Posted on 1/7/17 at 2:19 pm to Kreg Jennings
My outdoor faucets freeze several times every winter no matter how much I wrap them. They've never burst in 16 years.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 2:56 pm to southernelite
Some slab houses will have pipes in the ceiling if the builder cut corners, so just because you have a slab doesn't mean you're out of the woods.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 3:05 pm to Jibbajabba
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Do the pyramid styrfoam faucet covers work well? I want to put them on and forget about my faucets for the rest of the winter. Will they allow me to do that? Approx how cold do they protect against?
they work fine...I just put them on in the fall and forget about it all until the spring.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 3:09 pm to Kreg Jennings
My hot water pipes just Defrosted at 3pm 
And I live in south, south, south Louisiana
And I live in south, south, south Louisiana
This post was edited on 1/7/17 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 1/7/17 at 3:17 pm to LesMiles BFF
Still waiting for my hot water to come back (Central LA). At least I have cold water running everywhere but the kitchen. As long as I have that and electricity, I can ride things out.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 3:36 pm to damnedoldtigah
The fricking ice must have knocked a chunk of garbage loose in these old pipes. Every single faucet is working with the right pressure except the hot water in the bathroom. Probably something stuck in the damn line.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 3:41 pm to LesMiles BFF
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Probably something stuck in the damn line.
Ice
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:23 pm to weadjust
Is there an issue turning off a neighbors eater at the meter? Like will the water heater overheat or something if all the water drains out? Had to turn someones off as they weren't home and the water was gushing out the side of their house.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:25 pm to Jim Rockford
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Some slab houses will have pipes in the ceiling if the builder cut corners, so just because you have a slab doesn't mean you're out of the woods.
Unless it gets down in the very low teens and stays that way for a while, those are pretty safe. Heat rises and it will usually prevent any bursting above.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:28 pm to KG6
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Is there an issue turning off a neighbors eater at the meter? Like will the water heater overheat or something if all the water drains out? Had to turn someones off as they weren't home and the water was gushing out the side of their house.
I have heard it can be bad on an electric water heater but not so much for a gas one, either way i am sure it is less a problem than the water damage caused by not turning it off, have you called them?
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:31 pm to Tigerpaw123
Don't know them. Talked to the neighbor directly to the side of her. He was getting in touch. She apparently is a nurse that is working right now.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:37 pm to LesMiles BFF
Just leave the valve open. I don't think it was cold there long enough to burst anything. I think I've heard that sometimes HOT water pipes can freeze easier.
Leave that valve open, you should be okay.
Leave that valve open, you should be okay.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:37 pm to KG6
quote:Nothing that's worse than having water fishing into the house.
Is there an issue turning off a neighbors eater at the meter?
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:41 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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If you didn't notice any obvious bursts in the pipe then try putting a hair drier on the pipes to thaw them out. I'm about to do that myself.
Not sure how you racked up so many downvotes on this advice. My tankless water water heater is outside and I had to use the dryer on the inlet this morning. Felt like a real handy man when it worked.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:41 pm to LesMiles BFF
If the hot water is under a cabinet or vanity open it.
Edit: in general, if pipes are exposed to cold AIR they will freeze. So if you have a post and beam foundation you'll have to insulate and possibly wrap with heat tape for these extreme weather events (for the Southland). Generally with a slab they bring pipes up through the center of the home and you're good. However, if you have pipes on an exterior wall (like a kitchen sink) leave those cabinets or bathroom vanities open at night. Up north everyone has basements and this is why.
....From a relocated GA boy who moved to a cold-arse place.
Edit: in general, if pipes are exposed to cold AIR they will freeze. So if you have a post and beam foundation you'll have to insulate and possibly wrap with heat tape for these extreme weather events (for the Southland). Generally with a slab they bring pipes up through the center of the home and you're good. However, if you have pipes on an exterior wall (like a kitchen sink) leave those cabinets or bathroom vanities open at night. Up north everyone has basements and this is why.
....From a relocated GA boy who moved to a cold-arse place.
This post was edited on 1/7/17 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:46 pm to RhodeDawg
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If the hot water is under a cabinet or vanity open it.
Appreciate the advise guys, but the hot water lines are all flowing well except the sink in the main bathroom. They aren't frozen anymore. Warm water is flowing, just not at a reasonable pressure. It has to be something in the line localized to the branch that splits from the main inlet into the bathroom because the tub is flowing nicely.
It's probably going to take a little bit of elbow geese but it's an old house. That's what you expect.
This post was edited on 1/7/17 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:55 pm to LesMiles BFF
Possibly still ice in that line.
Fingers crossed. Give it a minute.
Fingers crossed. Give it a minute.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:59 pm to LesMiles BFF
Miles..
Take a pair of channellocks and unscrew the aerator from the end of faucet. That screen could have rust knocked loose if plumbing that old.
Also hit that hot water pipe under the vanity with a hair dryer.
Take a pair of channellocks and unscrew the aerator from the end of faucet. That screen could have rust knocked loose if plumbing that old.
Also hit that hot water pipe under the vanity with a hair dryer.
This post was edited on 1/7/17 at 6:05 pm
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