Frozen Pipes? No Problem!

Having frozen pipes are very common especially with houses or establishment where the temperature is freezing, or when it is winter. Having frozen pipes is a big problem, it may seem a small problem, but when it keeps on happening and when no action is done for fixing it, it can lead to a huge problem. Having a frozen pipe can make your pipes burst, and how could it burst? Well, as we all know, when water freezes it expands and if your pipe is not durable and strong enough to handle the expanding of the water inside, it may burst.

Well, not really burst but it will have a crack and once the frozen pipe thaws, water will leak out of the pipe. Now. before getting to the thing about fixing your frozen pipes, let me share to you some tips on preventing your pipes to freeze, just like what they say, prevention is better than cure, right? right. If your water supply system is in your garage or if any water supply line is in your garage, make sure to keep your garage doors closed, leaving your garage doors open will help in increasing the speed of your water pipes from freezing.

Let some faucets run, not really sully running just even a little drip, experts say that doing this will hugely prevent your water pipes from freezing. Control your thermostat, make sure it’s working and it is properly working, apply the right temperature. Install proper insulation for all of your pipes. Hire a plumber and ask for advice on what proper insulation should you install, don’t do it on your own, it is always better to hire someone experienced in that field to avoid problems.

Now, let’s get to your frozen pipes, please continue reading below and I hope this would help.

Locate the frozen part
Well, before anything else this is what you must do first, locate the pipe that is frozen. Open all of your faucets if a faucet has no water coming out or if the water coming out is not as much as it used to be, then for sure, the frozen pipe is near that faucet or even directly in that faucet’s pipe.

Open the faucet
Once you have successfully located the frozen pipe, before thawing out the frozen pipe, open the faucet it is connected to. This will allow the water that is thawed out to flow out of the frozen area, if you do this, the process will become faster.

Thawing process
Now, once you have located the pipe and opened your faucet, it is time to defrost it. Use a hair dryer, hot towel, heat lamps, but for better and faster defrosting, a heat gun is better to use. If you can’t reach the pipe, if it’s behind a wall or enclosed, this is where it gets sketchy, you need to heat up the temperature of your home or you can use an infrared lamp to thaw out the pipe. But for assurance, if you want to, you can cut a portion of the wall to reach the pipe.

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