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**Dunit35** · 12-22-2008, 07:37 PM

I believe my kitchen pipes are frozen. Its been in the teens/single digits since saturday here. I had the water dripping and the cabinets open since saturday afternoon but it didn't work. My hot water works but the cold doesn't. My hot and cold both work in the bathroom.

I've got a electric heater going near the pipes and the cold water turned on to about medium level trying to thaw it out and push the water through the frozen section. The heater has been going since about 2:45 p.m. and I noticed the water didn't work around 11 this morning. It was working last night.

I think it's frozen under the ground. What do you recommend? I'm afraid the pipes going to burst.

kstater · 12-22-2008, 08:35 PM

Living in OKC, you don't have much "cold"(similar to Arkansas where I live). I'd advise to shut the water off until higher temps(28+) arrive. This would keep the pressure off the lines and hopefully prevent too much expansion that causes burst pipes. I wouldn't worry too much if you don't have too many days below 20 degrees.

**Bugeater** · 12-22-2008, 08:39 PM

Your problem is more than likely in that area then, if the room below the kitchen doesn't have a ceiling, try to identify where the water supply pipes head out into the cantilever, and reach up in there and see if there is insulation stuffed in that area, and if there is pull it out, sometimes people put too much in there and actually block the pipes from the warmer interior air causing the pipes to freeze.

ohiobronco2 · 12-22-2008, 09:27 PM

What kind of pipes do you have? If an old galvanized line, perhaps some debris broke loose and is lodged in the cold side of the faucet. Of course, I'm only speaking if the faucet was 2 handled. It can't be the aerator if the hot is working.

**Rain Man** · 12-22-2008, 09:33 PM

I had a pipe freeze last week when we had two days of -10 degree weather. We wrapped a heating pad on the exposed part of the pipe and it eventually warmed it up enough to prevent a break. I was quite relieved.

12-22-2008, 07:37 PM
Dunit35 Keepin it Real Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Oklahoma Casino cash: $1617045	Frozen Pipes I believe my kitchen pipes are frozen. Its been in the teens/single digits since saturday here. I had the water dripping and the cabinets open since saturday afternoon but it didn't work. My hot water works but the cold doesn't. My hot and cold both work in the bathroom. I've got a electric heater going near the pipes and the cold water turned on to about medium level trying to thaw it out and push the water through the frozen section. The heater has been going since about 2:45 p.m. and I noticed the water didn't work around 11 this morning. It was working last night. I think it's frozen under the ground. What do you recommend? I'm afraid the pipes going to burst.
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12-22-2008, 08:35 PM	#16
kstater Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2007 Casino cash: $1956563	Living in OKC, you don't have much "cold"(similar to Arkansas where I live). I'd advise to shut the water off until higher temps(28+) arrive. This would keep the pressure off the lines and hopefully prevent too much expansion that causes burst pipes. I wouldn't worry too much if you don't have too many days below 20 degrees.
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12-22-2008, 08:39 PM	#17
Bugeater The Maintenance Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Renovated Bugeater Estate Casino cash: $6252680	Your problem is more than likely in that area then, if the room below the kitchen doesn't have a ceiling, try to identify where the water supply pipes head out into the cantilever, and reach up in there and see if there is insulation stuffed in that area, and if there is pull it out, sometimes people put too much in there and actually block the pipes from the warmer interior air causing the pipes to freeze.
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12-22-2008, 09:27 PM	#18
ohiobronco2 Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Upper Arlington, OH Casino cash: $8775685	What kind of pipes do you have? If an old galvanized line, perhaps some debris broke loose and is lodged in the cold side of the faucet. Of course, I'm only speaking if the faucet was 2 handled. It can't be the aerator if the hot is working.
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12-22-2008, 09:33 PM	#19
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3398491 VARSITY	I had a pipe freeze last week when we had two days of -10 degree weather. We wrapped a heating pad on the exposed part of the pipe and it eventually warmed it up enough to prevent a break. I was quite relieved. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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