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Arrrgh! Frozen water pipes! (sorta ot)
It got down to a balmy -13.5 F here in frozen central New York, and our
water pipes froze. I discovered it when I went to get the cats some fresh water - I am not a happy camper! We had some spring water so the crew got some clean water, and now I am melting snow for flushing. This also happened about 3 years ago, and we almost caught the house on fire trying to get them thawed. I kept telling DH that someone needed to get under there and insulate the pipes, but he didn't take the hint. (very low crawl space) According to the daughter of the people who owned the house before, there used to be an access door to that part of the crawlspace in the kitchen, but the company who 'remodeled' the house before we bought it covered it up with luan and vinyl flooring. We have all the cabinet doors open to (hopefully) let some of the heat from inside get to the pipes. The cats are wondering what their old water dish is doing on top of the kerosene heater, what that white stuff in it is, and why does it make hissing noises? I just love this! (NOT) Mishi |
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Arrrgh! Frozen water pipes! (sorta ot)
On Jan 10, 6:48*am, Mishi wrote:
.. I kept telling DH that someone needed to get under there and insulate the pipes, When we first moved in here the water pipe outside that leads into the building was not properly insulated and every winter for about 3 years we'd have no water for several days- the last time it was 2 weeks! We survived because at the time we had some large barrels left over from Dave's attempts to brew his own beer (not a success btw) and we could fill them up at the garage over the road and we went to friends for a bath- not fun- you have my deepest sympathy Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Arrrgh! Frozen water pipes! (sorta ot)
"Lesley" wrote in message
... On Jan 10, 6:48 am, Mishi wrote: .. I kept telling DH that someone needed to get under there and insulate the pipes, When we first moved in here the water pipe outside that leads into the building was not properly insulated and every winter for about 3 years we'd have no water for several days- the last time it was 2 weeks! We survived because at the time we had some large barrels left over from Dave's attempts to brew his own beer (not a success btw) and we could fill them up at the garage over the road and we went to friends for a bath- not fun- you have my deepest sympathy Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Yeah, John has the same problem. He had the pipes replaced last year and they weren't insulated well so now he's got frozen pipes and no water. He's melting snow and ice for his cat, Raisin to drink water. I don't even want to know what he's doing about bathing or flushing the toilet. LOL It's cold down here in SC, too. 28F degrees this morning! Yikes! This is unheard of! Jill |
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On Jan 10, 7:48*am, "jmcquown" wrote:
*I don't even want to know what he's doing about bathing or flushing the toilet. LOL Probably not best to tell you what we did then- LOL Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Arrrgh! Frozen water pipes! (sorta ot)
Oh, Mishi, I am so sorry that happened to you. When it gets down to 31f we trickle our water in the sink to prevent that, but we don't have to pay for the water here. I cannot believe what people are going through right now...it is so sad. Love Kyla "Mishi" It got down to a balmy -13.5 F here in frozen central New York, and our water pipes froze. I discovered it when I went to get the cats some fresh water - I am not a happy camper! We had some spring water so the crew got some clean water, and now I am melting snow for flushing. This also happened about 3 years ago, and we almost caught the house on fire trying to get them thawed. I kept telling DH that someone needed to get under there and insulate the pipes, but he didn't take the hint. (very low crawl space) According to the daughter of the people who owned the house before, there used to be an access door to that part of the crawlspace in the kitchen, but the company who 'remodeled' the house before we bought it covered it up with luan and vinyl flooring. We have all the cabinet doors open to (hopefully) let some of the heat from inside get to the pipes. The cats are wondering what their old water dish is doing on top of the kerosene heater, what that white stuff in it is, and why does it make hissing noises? I just love this! (NOT) Mishi |
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Arrrgh! Frozen water pipes! (sorta ot)
Mishi wrote:
It got down to a balmy -13.5 F here in frozen central New York, and our water pipes froze. I discovered it when I went to get the cats some fresh water - I am not a happy camper! We had some spring water so the crew got some clean water, and now I am melting snow for flushing. This also happened about 3 years ago, and we almost caught the house on fire trying to get them thawed. I kept telling DH that someone needed to get under there and insulate the pipes, but he didn't take the hint. (very low crawl space) According to the daughter of the people who owned the house before, there used to be an access door to that part of the crawlspace in the kitchen, but the company who 'remodeled' the house before we bought it covered it up with luan and vinyl flooring. We have all the cabinet doors open to (hopefully) let some of the heat from inside get to the pipes. The cats are wondering what their old water dish is doing on top of the kerosene heater, what that white stuff in it is, and why does it make hissing noises? I just love this! (NOT) That is *cold*! We only occasionally get negative temps here, fortunately. We used to be in a similar situation here, where a prior remodeling where they put in a new back door had left a radiator pipe going under the door uninsulated. It used to freeze about once a year, until I sprayed a can of expanding foam insulation around it. Back then, Betty was still with me, and she would alert me to the frozen pipe by frantically whapping at my shoulder. She'd want to get under the covers, because it was cold! When that happened, we'd evacuate and leave the first floor heating zone and sleep in one of the bedrooms upstairs instead, which was fed by a different pipe. |
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Arrrgh! Frozen water pipes! (sorta ot)
On Jan 13, 6:50*pm, hopitus wrote:
On Jan 10, 7:48*am, Mishi wrote: It got down to a balmy -13.5 F here in frozen central New York, and our water pipes froze. I discovered it when I went to get the cats some fresh water - I am not a happy camper! We had some spring water so the crew got some clean water, and now I am melting snow for flushing. This also happened about 3 years ago, and we almost caught the house on fire trying to get them thawed. I kept telling DH that someone needed to get under there and insulate the pipes, but he didn't take the hint. (very low crawl space) According to the daughter of the people who owned the house before, there used to be an access door to that part of the crawlspace in the kitchen, but the company who 'remodeled' the house before we bought it covered it up with luan and vinyl flooring. We have all the cabinet doors open to (hopefully) let some of the heat from inside get to the pipes. The cats are wondering what their old water dish is doing on top of the kerosene heater, what that white stuff in it is, and why does it make hissing noises? I just love this! (NOT) Mishi It stayed around minus 12 and15oF here for over a week, and below freezing several weeks. In this condo and elsewhere, pipes don't jut *freeze*...they BLOW. The HOA pays for the water bill so anyone who knows whazzup keeps a narrow stream of water out of all faucets which I was told early on prevents what i saw not long after moving here....one of the end units tenants (not its owner) banged on my door one night (many units in one one building) and dragged me down to her bottom floor apt. where water was shooting *sideways* from a blown pipe just behind her medicine cabinet in one bathroom. I thought, "no way is that happening to me" and Snaggly loves to get in the sinks and lap the falling water from his own little waterfails. I have learned a lot of strange things since living here, mostly in winter, and this is one of the least annoying "musts". Wearing ugly Canadian-made rubber boots to go outside *for any readon* when it gets icy is one of the more annoying. Don't get me wrong.....Thank God for the Canadians who make Sorel boots, if not for them, I would probably have a fx hip or worse by now but them boots don't slip, eh?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I fall down all the time, even on dry pavement. I always have. I think I have horrible balance, DH says I just don't pay attention. Anyway, I stay off the ice, period. I fell last year just going out to the car. One minute I'm bopping down off the porch thinking about going somewhere, and the next minute I am flat on my back. It happened SO FAST. My first thought used to be "Did anyone see me?" Now, it's "Did I break something?" LOL. My good friend a few years older than me says she knew she was old when she stopped singing in the shower 'cuz she was afraid she'd fall. :-) Sherry |
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Arrrgh! Frozen water pipes! (sorta ot)
I have a pair of "overshoes" that have metal spikes on the bottom. I
wear these whenever it is icy. They are easy to put on and well worth the effort. If you intend to get something like that, avoid the Yaktracks. They have metal coils on the bottom and grip on packed snow but NOT on smooth ice. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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