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Frozen Pipes Are Not Good :(

EmperorWhenua

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Turned on the water in the shower, and nothing came out. Now, this is not a rare occurrence for us, since we live in the country and the water system always gives us problems, but this time I was more than worries cuz of the cold. We have a few areas where the pipes are exposed or just covered in foam, and that's not enough to have the pipes keep clear. I've seen what happens when ice freezes in pipes. It's not a pretty sight.

 

So I ran down to the pump that's working and checked on the pipes. Sure enough, there was ice buildup in them and it was causing a lot of stress for the pump. It's like trying to suck a strawberry from a milkshake with a straw, really, and it can melt the pump. So I spent about an hour filling garbage bags with hay and insulating the hole with the exposed pipes, then sealed it off with plywood. As soon as I finished, I checked on the pump which I left constantly running to stimulate water flow (and thus, friction and heat) and sure enough, my plan worked. We have running water again.

 

So yay me.

 

~EW~

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Mysterious Minifig

Nice save. You really could have had a disaster.

 

The pipes froze on my younger siblings when they were up at the cabin, with our grandparents. No pipes broke though it turned out all right. They ended up getting water from the lake.

 

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EmperorWhenua
Wow.

 

You're good.

 

-CF

Dad taught me a lot about maintaining the place, almost as if he knew he wouldn't stay here for much longer. So yeah, I picked up a lot of useful stuff for things just like this. 8D

 

~EW~

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TinkerTech
I read the title of that and I swore it said "Frozen Pies Are Not Good."

 

And I was like "whatpie".

 

-Nukaya

Are you reading this on an empty stomach?

 

I've had a pipe break before. flooded a good part of the basement. not very fun in winter, vaccuming it all up.

 

Glad to hear you know how to handle the problem before it gets worse.

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Nukaya
I read the title of that and I swore it said "Frozen Pies Are Not Good."

 

And I was like "whatpie".

 

-Nukaya

Are you reading this on an empty stomach?

I am actually really hungry....

 

-Nukaya

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Jean Valjean

:kaukau:I'm sure you could make a Chuck Norris joke out of this somehow.

 

Anyways, nice work. I hope your family gave you a pat on the back.

 

Your Honor,

Emperor Kraggh

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