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Heating Solutions & Frozen Pipes Advice please!!
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How can a house be cold enough to freeze a water pipe under the kitchen sink. Do you not have any heating? I don't think that I could live a house as cold as that. Although I did at one time.
Yes we do have heating (electric total heating total control panels), the house is very warm throughout the day, being a childminder. There is definetly a cold spot under the sink when we removed the cupboard skirtings a blast of cold air hit us. All the pipes were lagged apart for about 2ft length.
On another thread it was suggested that an air vent could be near the pipes.
All sorted now thankfully, but the laminate is going to need replaced as it's expanded a bit. We will get this done after the plumber has been back to re-fit the u-bend conects and make the waste pipe flow better from the dishwasher.Pay off as Much as You Can Challenge 2011 £8.5K Jan '11 £1,901.80/£8,500.00
Cracking the Egg Card @ 19.9% 16/12/10 = £3570.64
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i keep telling peeps that laminate and kitchens do not mix.
same goes for bathrooms.Get some gorm.0 -
Yes we do have heating (electric total heating total control panels), the house is very warm throughout the day, being a childminder. There is definetly a cold spot under the sink when we removed the cupboard skirtings a blast of cold air hit us. All the pipes were lagged apart for about 2ft length.
On another thread it was suggested that an air vent could be near the pipes.
All sorted now thankfully, but the laminate is going to need replaced as it's expanded a bit. We will get this done after the plumber has been back to re-fit the u-bend conects and make the waste pipe flow better from the dishwasher.
In future very cold spells it may be worth removing the cupboard skirtings to allow the heat from the house to reach the pipes under there.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
this is in the void under a suspended floor. typical semi detached house 1935.
note the airbrick.
you can the potential problem here.Get some gorm.0 -
Hi Lou,
Glad you are all sorted out now.
But, its coming back on Thursday so take care. I plan to keep heating on low as from then!
Ally0
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