How many of you out there are having the same problem?
By Pekachu
@Pekachu (1112)
United States
February 5, 2007 6:58pm CST
like the last 2 weeks wernt bad enough !now we have no water!!! lmbo the pipes are frozen and we have no water and it doesnt look like the pipes are gonna thaw any time soon i had a space heater on the pipes all day and still no water.how many of you are having the same problem?
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@jeweledbluerose (3061)
• United States
6 Feb 07
I do not know what style of housing you are living in, but it may also help to get a heating element for your pipes and some pipe insulation. Once they become unfrozen when you go to bed at night leave your water dripping so they do not refreeze during the night. It also may help to get a larger fan blown heater and if you have a crawl space under the house set the heater to blow underneath the house to help speed the unfreezing process. If all else fails and you have access to your pipes take a hair dryer to them.
Thankfully I haven't had this problem in a long time. Sorry about your luck, I hope your pipes unfreeze soon.
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@blueskies (1186)
• United States
6 Feb 07
Ugh, frozen pipes are the worst. Do you have a friend that could install a heat tape for you or thaw them out with a blowtorch? I remember my father thawing our pipes out in that manner one year when it got this cold.
I was just telling my husband that I need gloves to sit at my computer this week. It's currently 8 degrees outside, with a windchill of -15. All schools in our area were closed today because of windchill/frostbite warnings.
@wmg2006 (5381)
• United States
6 Feb 07
That is horrible, I do not ever suffere from this since I am in an area that does not freeze often. I have had pipes burst though and it was a nightmare. I know when we are going to have a freeze we always open all our doors where the pipes are under the sinks and let them get heated by the warmth of the home. we also keep water dripping. This one reason may be why I do not live in the North.
@754937286506548667 (815)
• Italy
14 Feb 07
i don't know here do you live but here we haven't any problem
@pebbles_cubbie (3789)
• United States
8 Feb 07
it doesn't seem like you weather is getting any better soon. i've watched the weather and the windchill in minnesota is -34 today. that's really super cold. i live in IL and we haven't really experienced anything like that. i hope things warm up for you soon. at least the groundhog didnt see his shadow. only 6 more weeks of winter. i can't wait til it's over.
@mbarryton (1872)
• United States
6 Feb 07
im not having it right now but i have in the past. have you tried to put some covers up to try to trap the heat in the area where you need it? i did however go online to try to find you some ideas as to what really works try this site it looks like it might help you hope it does :):
http://www.ehow.com/how_117491_defrost-pipes.html
