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old and tired
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Posted 2:12 pm, 02/15/2015
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Leave a couple of light bulbs ON under the house, That's what I do and have no problems.
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purple3
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Posted 12:40 pm, 02/15/2015
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My water is unfrozen just now. Yay!
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foggymorning
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Posted 11:09 am, 02/15/2015
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The pipe is right under the kitchen. And, yes, it's north side.
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salem1
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Posted 11:05 am, 02/15/2015
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We put a big bucket in the kitchen sink and let both hot and cold water drip steady into it at night. then just dump the water in the washing machine. We also leave the cabinet doors under the sink open so warm air from the heat vents gets in. go and get some pipe covers at LOWES, they are cheap and well worth it. I went overboard a few years a go and covered every single pipe in the basement. And if you can find where its frozen at warm it up with a hair dryer on lowest setting so the pipe dont break open.
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purple3
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Posted 10:58 am, 02/15/2015
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My water is froze in the kitchen and both bathrooms. First time it's ever frozen.
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just-in-case
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Posted 10:51 am, 02/15/2015
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I have a rental house that would do this if the wind blew hard .... I found the draft and never had a problem again.
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just-in-case
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Posted 10:48 am, 02/15/2015
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Yep Crypt is more than likely right... most of the time they are a draft somewhere .
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Crypt
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Posted 10:46 am, 02/15/2015
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I'm guessing foggymorning that either your kitchen is on the north end of the house or the clothes drier vent is allowing cold air in that wall or both.
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just-in-case
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Posted 10:43 am, 02/15/2015
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I bet yours is right under the floor where it comes in to the Kitchen.
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purple3
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Posted 10:42 am, 02/15/2015
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My bad sorry. I just seen were I accidentally put hard water instead of hot water. I do apologize just in case and thanks everyone for your help.
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Crypt
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Posted 10:42 am, 02/15/2015
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Hot water freezes quicker than cold water.
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foggymorning
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Posted 10:41 am, 02/15/2015
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My hot water is only froze in the kitchen. Go figure.
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Joseph T.
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Posted 10:40 am, 02/15/2015
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Nurse_Turtle (view profile)
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| | Same here. We left water stream on iin the kitchen last night. Everything frozen this morning. Unless you have like a high power shop heater to run under the house, you'll wait it out. If you have access to a creek, collect several jugs or large buckets full so you can flush the toilet. You know you can pour water directly into the toilet bowl to flush it, but you gotta pour about a half gallon from a bucket in order to provide enough pressure for the flush. You're gonna need some drinkng water for cooking and such. Good luck!
| Its works better if you take the lid off the tank and pour it in the tank then flush as normal
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Crypt
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Posted 10:39 am, 02/15/2015
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Even mad dog 20/20 will freeze when it gets below 18 degrees.
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just-in-case
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Posted 10:36 am, 02/15/2015
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purple3 (view profile) | Posted 10:31 am, 02/15/2015 | Just in case I did read if you look above that post it says "hot water". I was a little late on proof reading and auto correct. Lol |
That was for White American. So you have NO water running on the HOT side? Nothing running, right?
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foggymorning
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Posted 10:36 am, 02/15/2015
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My hot water is froze, too. I'm heating it on the woodstove.
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Crypt
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Posted 10:34 am, 02/15/2015
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Outside spigots need to have a frost cap over them when it gets this cold and even small openings in exterior walls need to be patched. The heat from an incandescent light bulb placed far away from anything flammable can be enough to keep the pipes from freezing.
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purple3
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Posted 10:31 am, 02/15/2015
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Just in case I did read if you look above that post it says "hot water". I was a little late on proof reading and auto correct. Lol
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purple3
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Posted 10:28 am, 02/15/2015
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No that is not what I was saying. There is no water period coming out of the hot water side. The only water that is coming out is on the cold side. Thanks
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just-in-case
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Posted 10:18 am, 02/15/2015
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Yes the cold water is coming out but when I turn on the hard water no water comes out.
Read !!
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