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What temperature do pipes usually thaw?
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:28 pm
If any of you saw my previous thread, I live in a rental property (which is obviously not a house) with 6 apartments. My pipes froze and burst. Maintenance people came and replaced the burst lines yesterday when temps were still basically at freezing so still no water running through them. Went home to check today after temps rose into the 50s. Still no water. Will it just take some more time for the pipes to thaw or do y'all think there's another issue? I can't thaw them with a heat gun/handwarmers/etc.. because the majority of the pipes are a mess under the house which I can't get to or they run up the side of the building to where I can't reach.
ETA: And yes I know ice melts above 32 degrees I just assumed it might take a little warmer temps for it to do it in any speedy fashion.
ETA: My first suggestion to the maintenance people as has been many of yours to me was did they turn the water back on. They said yes. As far as did they actually remember to do it....
ETA: And yes I know ice melts above 32 degrees I just assumed it might take a little warmer temps for it to do it in any speedy fashion.
ETA: My first suggestion to the maintenance people as has been many of yours to me was did they turn the water back on. They said yes. As far as did they actually remember to do it....
This post was edited on 1/19/18 at 2:34 pm
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:29 pm to jlovel7
33º
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:29 pm to colorchangintiger
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:30 pm to colorchangintiger
quote:
33º
See above edit.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:30 pm to jlovel7
350
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:30 pm to jlovel7
maybe the water main valve is turned off?
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:31 pm to jlovel7
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Maintenance people came and replaced the burst lines yesterday when temps were still basically at freezing so still no water running through them.
Did they turn the water back on?
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:32 pm to redbullwings
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maybe the water main valve is turned off?
That's what I suggested to the property manager who deals with the maintenance people last night after they fixed it but she said they told her it was just because the pipes were still frozen all the way through.
This post was edited on 1/19/18 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:32 pm to jlovel7
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unthaw
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:33 pm to TigerDeacon
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Did they turn the water back on?
My 1st question as well.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:33 pm to jlovel7
Why are you dealing with this and not your landlord?
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:33 pm to jlovel7
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I just assumed it might take a little warmer temps for it to do it in any speedy fashion.
You are correct Private Pyle. The warmer it gets, the quicker something will thaw out.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:34 pm to Rebel
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The warmer it gets, the quicker something will thaw out.
But he wants it to unthaw
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:34 pm to jlovel7
They generally unthaw below 32 degrees and thaw above 32 degrees.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:35 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
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Why are you dealing with this and not your landlord?
The only way I'm dealing with it is telling them there's no water coming out of the pipes. I'm being patient because obviously the last few days have been a clusterfrick but if it isn't running by the time I get home from work tonight I will begin to press the issue more heavily.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:37 pm to jlovel7
are you a grown man?
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:37 pm to redbullwings
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are you a grown man?
Newly.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:38 pm to colorchangintiger
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33º
If I told you 32º, would your head explode?
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:42 pm to jlovel7
The water supply may have been cut off at one of two or both places. There is the valve at the meter and there is usually one adjacent to the building where the line enters. For a house, it is usually at the spigot nearest the water meter. For a multi-unit building, I would have to think there is a valve for each unit.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:42 pm to jlovel7
I would think that it would take 4-6 hrs to thaw, once it gets above freezing.. Obviously it depends on how warm it gets... But I still have ice on the ground, at home, in areas that don't get any sun so it is possible that it still hasn't thawed out.
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