well, shit

[rmd]

kitchen pipes froze overnight. I've moved the washer mostly out of its nook and have a fan running there and I'm blow-drying aggressively against the under-sink pipes, so hopefully this will get the frozen part from both sides (I am guessing that the frozen bit is between those two points).

Hopefully I won't then discover that the pipe burst as well. No dripping or flowing water sounds yet, so my fingers are crossed.

ETA: pipes are fine, and I left the water trickling on Sunday night so things were fine when I got home today (Monday).

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[bedfull-o-books.livejournal.com]

Keeping my fingers crossed for you, too.

Frozen pipes here, too, so it's going around.

[cz_unit]

Oh yeah, I forgot about this: With the temps near zero the pipes on the wall in my kitchen under the cabinet can freeze if I run the fireplace too hot (which tricks the radiant heat to throttle down which is a problem under the cabinets). I'll leave the cabinet door open this evening.

In the meantime if your pipes are copper you will probably be ok; they can flex and stretch. PVC? Not so much.

[kjc.livejournal.com]

YIKES!

Good luck!

[muffyjo]

Let me know if you need a heater for under the sink. I have a little one that I have used at my desk over the years which I don't currently need (we moved to the penultimate top floor and are actually warm).