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???Is my pipe frozen??
alice's_mum
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sorry if this is a daft question but have never experienced this before, our heating is on our cold water tap is running fine, very cold water coming out of it, BUT our hot water tap is doing nothing occassional drip! does this mean our pipe is frozen somehere, if it does what do I do??
Thanks Liz
Thanks Liz
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All your hot taps or just the one?Not Again0
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all both kitchen and bathroom (thank god had a bath last night that's all I can say)!0
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ANYONE - worried about going out and leaving the house, if the things gonna burst, but we are all back in school today,.0
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Check no one has turned off the hot water at a tap.
Locate your cold water inlet stop valve. You may need to use it when the thaw sets in!0 -
no only me and kids here and they don't know where hot water tap is - neither do I! do however know where cold inlet is!!! is it likely to burst today whilst I'm at school or do you think it will be ok it's due to be -6 here today. how do I thaw it? loft was insulated in the summer by scottish power so didn't think this could happen!0
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alice's_mum wrote: »ANYONE - worried about going out and leaving the house, if the things gonna burst, but we are all back in school today,.
Go up to your loft & see if there is cold water in the big water cistern in there...Not Again0 -
Is your toilet cistern filling up?Not Again0
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What is your heating / hot water system?
Do you have a vented system (2 tanks in roof, HW cylinder in airing cupboad)?
If so go into your roof and make sure that the LARGE tank has water in it.
If it isn't then the riser is frozen - prolly in the roofspace somewhere - judicious use of hairdryer will sort it but have someone on hand to turns off the mains in case its popped a joint.
Cheers.The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein0 -
I have to go now but other will come on & answer your issue.
It may be the cold water feed in your loft has frozen but depends on your pipe layout how it would effect youNot Again0 -
Thats part of the problem. Your loft is now too wel insulated to keep warmth in the house that the temp in the loft falls to the point where the riser has frozen.alice's_mum wrote: »...........loft was insulated in the summer by scottish power so didn't think this could happen!
CheersThe difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein0
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