Frozen-Pipes » keeping pipes from freezing http://www.frozen-pipes.com How to Fix Frozen-Pipes Sun, 27 Mar 2011 08:09:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Keeping Pipes from Freezing – Investigation into Freezing and Bursting Water Pipes in Residential Construction http://www.frozen-pipes.com/keeping-pipes-from-freezing/keeping-pipes-from-freezing-investigation-into-freezing-and-bursting-water-pipes-in-residential-construction http://www.frozen-pipes.com/keeping-pipes-from-freezing/keeping-pipes-from-freezing-investigation-into-freezing-and-bursting-water-pipes-in-residential-construction#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:43:59 +0000 admin http://www.frozen-pipes.com/frozen-pipes/investigation-into-freezing-and-bursting-water-pipes-in-residential-construction Keeping pipes from freezing…

Investigation into Freezing and Bursting Water Pipes in Residential Construction

 

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ISBN :0788145533
Format :Hardcover
Publisher :D iane Pub Co
Date Published :06/01/1996
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]]> http://www.frozen-pipes.com/keeping-pipes-from-freezing/keeping-pipes-from-freezing-investigation-into-freezing-and-bursting-water-pipes-in-residential-construction/feed 1 Do I have to run cold and hot water when keeping pipes from freezing? http://www.frozen-pipes.com/keeping-pipes-from-freezing/do-i-have-to-run-cold-and-hot-water-when-keeping-pipes-from-freezing http://www.frozen-pipes.com/keeping-pipes-from-freezing/do-i-have-to-run-cold-and-hot-water-when-keeping-pipes-from-freezing#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:31:59 +0000 admin http://www.frozen-pipes.com/uncategorized/do-i-have-to-run-cold-and-hot-water-to-keep-pipes-from-freezing Do I have to run cold and hot water when keeping pipes from freezing?

It’s best to let the facuets drip cold water just to keep the water flowing.

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]]> http://www.frozen-pipes.com/keeping-pipes-from-freezing/do-i-have-to-run-cold-and-hot-water-when-keeping-pipes-from-freezing/feed 4 @ what outside temperature are you supposed to have ur faucets dripping when keeping pipes from freezing? http://www.frozen-pipes.com/keeping-pipes-from-freezing/what-outside-temperature-are-you-supposed-to-have-ur-faucets-dripping-when-keeping-pipes-from-freezing http://www.frozen-pipes.com/keeping-pipes-from-freezing/what-outside-temperature-are-you-supposed-to-have-ur-faucets-dripping-when-keeping-pipes-from-freezing#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:29:59 +0000 admin http://www.frozen-pipes.com/uncategorized/what-outside-temperature-are-you-supposed-to-have-ur-faucets-dripping-to-keep-ur-pipes-from-freezing @ what outside temperature are you supposed to have ur faucets dripping when keeping pipes from freezing?

And how many faucets should you let drip. If you have a 2 bath home, should faucets be left dripping from both bathrooms & the kitchen or is just 1 fine?

Thank you!

It would be nice to know what part of the country you live in to know the weather, but I would say if the house isn’t very well insulated then anything below say 25 degrees F. I take it your house isn’t very new as they are more insulated and shouldn’t need a dripping faucet.

I have a house built in the early ’50′s and it lacks some insulation though it does have it in the attic. My pipes are insulated and it has been close to single digits and my pipes have been okay! If any of your faucets or their plumbing, are in an outside wall, I would have them drip.

Hope this helps and God bless.

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]]> http://www.frozen-pipes.com/keeping-pipes-from-freezing/what-outside-temperature-are-you-supposed-to-have-ur-faucets-dripping-when-keeping-pipes-from-freezing/feed 4 Here is a great Q & A on How to Thaw Frozen Pipes… http://www.frozen-pipes.com/frozen-pipes/here-is-a-great-q-a-on-how-to-thaw-frozen-pipes http://www.frozen-pipes.com/frozen-pipes/here-is-a-great-q-a-on-how-to-thaw-frozen-pipes#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:54:59 +0000 admin http://www.frozen-pipes.com/uncategorized/how-do-you-thaw-frozen-pipes-without-getting-a-flood-or-a-big-plumbing-bill How do you thaw frozen pipes without getting a flood or a big plumbing bill?

Never had frozen pipes before in this house but its -30 below zero outside, a little too cold for them I guess.

You have two things to be concerned about: the frozen pipe and whether it has burst because of the ice. Until the pipe thaws, you won’t know if there is a split in the pipe. Best thing to do is turn off the main water valve (not the one under the sink, but the whole house) before you thaw the pipe.

Then open a faucet in the lowest part of your house (basement or first floor) and another one or two on the highest level. This will drain the water out of your plumbing system so no more can freeze. Then heat the pipes that are frozen with a hair dryer; you are risking a fire if you use a propane torch or other open flames.

Turn off all the faucets and carefully turn on the main valve. If you hear water running in a wall somewhere you know you have a burst pipe and can immediately call a plumber. IF you don’t hear anything, chances are you are OK.

I’ve been through this, and no one told me to turn off the main valve. Fortunately, I was home when the burst pipe thawed. If I hadn’t been, the water would have been running for 8 hours before I got home from work and would have been a disaster.

Next time leave both the hot and cold water running at a trickle during cold weather. The water moving keeps the pipes from freezing.

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