Frozen pipe

[Haynie]

Got to the shop yesterday and the water was not running. Guess one of the heat wraps decided to die. The freeze is below ground. Any thoughts?

It is copper pipe obviously not below the frost line UNDER concrete.

Anyone want to buy 2 acres of concrete and storage buildings?

 

[jimpope]

Don't try this yourself but plumbers in my area have had success with this problem by running an electrical charge thru pipe from arc welder or other such device using the metal pipe as conductor

 

[lorbay]

Don't try this yourself but plumbers in my area have had success with this problem by running an electrical charge thru pipe from arc welder or other such device using the metal pipe as conductor

Did this every morning in the winter back in the old country.

Lin.

 

[1080Wayne]

Cheer up ! It will be gone by mid-summer . Be aware that frost tends to go down once the top soil warms up .

All depends on geography . !/2 inch line = ouch ? Distance from supply to probable frozen point . City water or well . Availability of entry points to the line (unions or shut-off valves ) .

I have fed a garden hose into a 1 1/4 inch line and thawed it out that way . Some way of circulating water against the ice is probably the best way , if you can gain entry without destroying your system .

 

[Haynie]

City water. The only access is through the spigot, otherwise I would have to cut into the line at the junction. I have been reading and if I can find a hose end adapter to attach a drip line to the a pump I should be able to circulate water through the pipe that way. I needed to change out the spigot anyway.

 

[Jgrden]

sheeesh !!! It is Arizona and suppose to be hot. How did you get freezing weather?.

 

[Haynie]

We get extremes up here. 100+ for most of the summer and well below freezing in the winter. Sucks. Today was out first day above freezing since saturday.