Please someone help me
My water pipes are frozen under the ground outside my house. How do unthaw them?
51-55, F
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FreeSpirit1 · F
melissa001 · 51-55, F
@FreeSpirit1 Ive been doing that for 8 hours and I'm pretty sure the frozen part is outside my house.
FreeSpirit1 · F
@melissa001 i would keep doing until you get a plumber, it happens to me and took about 12 hours,I also used a hair dryer.
It sucks I know⁹
It sucks I know⁹
melissa001 · 51-55, F
@FreeSpirit1 ok thanks. I'll keep the heater under the house on.
Jonjdw · 46-50, M
Happened to my mother in law. The Plummer had to I think drive a thing down to it. And think used a welder. And it was right on the line of water company responsibility and homeowner. So I think it was both payed half of it.
melissa001 · 51-55, F
@Jonjdw I have a well. Hmmm ok thanks.
Jonjdw · 46-50, M
@melissa001 well then all you. But still if it under the ground idk how the find it. She lets her water on a bit ever since then. It was like 20 years ago the first winter there I think.
melissa001 · 51-55, F
@Jonjdw I have been doing that but I must have turned it off last night without thinking about it. I'm so stupid.
HappyCamper74 · 46-50, M
Do you have a well house?
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melissa001 · 51-55, F
@HappyCamper74 thank you, I appreciate it.
HappyCamper74 · 46-50, M
@melissa001 i wish there was something more I could do for you. Sorry I wasn't much help.
melissa001 · 51-55, F
@HappyCamper74 you answered my questions so you helped me. ☺️
Starcrossed · 41-45, F
We've had our pipes freeze and had to get the plumber to come out and use a thaw machine that shocks the pipes.
melissa001 · 51-55, F
@Starcrossed even if it's under the ground outside my house?
melissa001 · 51-55, F
I doubt they could dig into the ground.
LunarEclipse · 61-69, M
Leave them open and try and get some heat near them
melissa001 · 51-55, F
@LunarEclipse the house is warm so the pipes in my house I don't think are frozen but I have a heater under the house.
LunarEclipse · 61-69, M
Yes. leave all the faucets open a bit
melissa001 · 51-55, F
@LunarEclipse ok
Fullmetal · 46-50, M
They are already unthawed, you need to thaw then!
DownTheStreet · 56-60, M
They’ll be fine in a few months, no worries
Iwillwait · M
Typically heat blankets draped over the ground.
Neoerectus · M
Grave warmer. Use propane to warm ground.
therighttothink50 · 56-60, M
Hairdryer?
Musicman · 61-69, M
If the pipes are underground then there is nothing you can do until they unthaw. Then consider having them redone and buried deeper underground.