Pipe froze

[Kman34]

So I’m up trying to thaw out the cold water pipe to my kitchen sink.. Stupid plumber piped it out under the outside overhang in my house.. Need to thaw it before it spilts.. I always leave the water running overnight to avoid this but was up looking at highlights and Cp till midnight.
Came up to go to bed and turn the faucet on and Shit.. I knew immediately..
Just waiting for it to thaw out.. Spent a half hour building a tarp tent and setting up a heater.. I can see how the players could stay warm playing cause I am sweating when i came in.. I’m going to have to babysit this damm thing till who knows when..

[wazu]

Damn, that sucks. The next 36 hours or so are pretty brutal. Hopefully your efforts at least keep it from bursting and doing lasting damage.

[Womble]

It thawed when I saw the 2nd Rashee Rice TD.

[BWillie]

I don't think my pipe has ever froze. I ejaculate too frequently

[Titty Meat]

I got a few different methods to warm up your pipe PM me

[Kman34]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

I got a few different methods to warm up your pipe PM me

I could try soaking it in cider..

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by Kman34

I could try soaking it in cider..

Or anti freeze think about it what does anti mean in the word anti freeze?

[Kman34]

Been up all nite. still froze.. Damm you winter..

[ChiefsFanatic]

Originally Posted by Kman34

Been up all nite. still froze.. Damm you winter..

I am sure people have given you all sort of advice.

When my pipes froze I used a blow dryer, and just walked the pipes for about 30 minutes, and it was good.

Then I actually wrapped all the pipes in pool noodles that had some flame reerunant gel smeared on the inside. It creates a very effective insulation, and I never had an issue after that.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Kman34

Been up all nite. still froze.. Damm you winter..

I'm dealing with the same thing here. The weird part is that it's an internal pipe that is not even close to an exterior wall. But the pipe goes next to the vent pipe of the house that goes up to the roof, and the cold air comes down that vent pipe and freezes the water line. I just drilled a hole in my baseboard to try to get some hot air in there.

[Skyy God]

Rookie.

My pipes froze for like a week straight in 2021 during the polar vortex.

Handyman added a custom cover to a hidden crawlspace and the floors (tile and hardwood) are much warmer.

[displacedinMN]

that sucks. Hope you get it taken care of and fixed so you dont have to go through this crap again.

Also hope you have Monday off so you can catch up on sleep

[HonestChieffan]

what sucks is lots of times the pipe bursts as a result of the thawing. then its the suck.

[Bwana]

I rented an old farm house way back in the day and the insulation in that place was pretty much nonexistent. The insulation was newspaper. I had to deal with a frozen sink pipe all the time, on a north west facing wall. I would put a space heater near the opening and let it do its thing, which always cured it but what a pain. I would use some kind of pipe wrap when it's thawed, or go with something like this, if you have an outlet near?

[neech]

Originally Posted by Bwana

I rented an old farm house way back in the day and the insulation in that place was pretty much nonexistent. The insulation was newspaper. I had to deal with a frozen sink pipe all the time, on a north west facing wall. I would put a space heater near the opening and let it do its thing, which always cured it but what a pain. I would use some kind of pipe wrap when it's thawed, or go with something like this, if you have an outlet near?

That looks like a great idea.