Thread: Winter Water Pipes Question - Help a Southern Boy

Now children..... Play nice.!

All right the last thing I want to do is hijack the OPs thread with more vitriol. I just thought it was funny. You have to admit Joe makes it pretty easy. I listened to all the jokes about Donnie and I laughed about them, the ones that were funny at least. Just trying to have a little fun. Hell, if you can't laugh at your politicians who can you laugh at?

... "But, that aside, let me say that I swear, on the souls of my grandchildren, that I will not be the one to break the peace we have made here today.”

We were not ready for the cold weather here in North Texas, The toilets at the shop are still full of ice and the supply line is still frozen. I have the main turned off for now until it thaws.
A water pipe at my Mom's house froze also. Her house has some exposed plumbing in the garage where the water softener used to be. A heating pad, some bailing wire, and a cardboard box got that going again.
Luckily at my house most has thawed out, we lucked out with the inside the house pipes, the hose bibs are still frozen even though the had the foam covers on them.

Originally Posted by spazola

We were not ready for the cold weather here in North Texas, The toilets at the shop are still full of ice and the supply line is still frozen. I have the main turned off for now until it thaws.
A water pipe at my Mom's house froze also. Her house has some exposed plumbing in the garage where the water softener used to be. A heating pad, some bailing wire, and a cardboard box got that going again.
Luckily at my house most has thawed out, we lucked out with the inside the house pipes, the hose bibs are still frozen even though the had the foam covers on them.

I was going to say that the thread was dead anyway, so they could do what they wanted with it. But, if you still need anything from it, have at it. .

Sorry you are still going through it. We are pretty much back to normal here. But, it is going to take a week to get a plumber to my inlaw's place to fix a pipe. Fortunately he was able to patch it up with some linoleum and hose clamps, so they have their water on still.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

All right the last thing I want to do is hijack the OPs thread with more vitriol. I just thought it was funny. You have to admit Joe makes it pretty easy. I listened to all the jokes about Donnie and I laughed about them, the ones that were funny at least. Just trying to have a little fun. Hell, if you can't laugh at your politicians who can you laugh at?

Exactly my sentiment. You gotta have some laughs with your politicians.

Originally Posted by spazola

We were not ready for the cold weather here in North Texas, The toilets at the shop are still full of ice and the supply line is still frozen. I have the main turned off for now until it thaws.
A water pipe at my Mom's house froze also. Her house has some exposed plumbing in the garage where the water softener used to be. A heating pad, some bailing wire, and a cardboard box got that going again.
Luckily at my house most has thawed out, we lucked out with the inside the house pipes, the hose bibs are still frozen even though the had the foam covers on them.

My repair on the toilet in the shop is probably busted again.............

Originally Posted by planeden

I was going to say that the thread was dead anyway, so they could do what they wanted with it. But, if you still need anything from it, have at it. .

Sorry you are still going through it. We are pretty much back to normal here. But, it is going to take a week to get a plumber to my inlaw's place to fix a pipe. Fortunately he was able to patch it up with some linoleum and hose clamps, so they have their water on still.

Although I keep rubber sheets etc. for temporary fixes I will have to keep the linoleum in the back of my mind.

A few years ago a switch on my furnace failed while we were away and the house got down to -15°C (5°F) for a week. The water pipes froze.

The real problem wasn’t getting the water flowing again once we were able to restore the heat. It was discovering which pipes had split (some in interior walls) and which faucets/valves no longer held pressure and had to be replaced. Some of that didn’t show up for a day or two. We were lucky that all the plumbing was on the ground floor and our basement wasn’t finished. That allowed us to make the necessary fixes without having to tear more than one of the walls and any of the ceilings apart.

Just a heads up for when the power comes back and the pipes thaw out. Best ofluck to all of you.

Originally Posted by 32t

Although I keep rubber sheets etc. for temporary fixes I will have to keep the linoleum in the back of my mind.

Just so you know, it is the type of linoleum that you carve to make stamps out of. It is thicker and more pliable than something like a linoleum tile.