i can see a few bathroom pipes. i, too, figured i should use my hairdryer. then i realized, again, that i somehow misplaced that. plus, my tub plumbing is not visable. my sinks' can be easily seen, though.
leadarrows, my landlord & a few others suggest letting my h2o trickle. during a day that i'll be nearby, i'm gonna open 1. w/ my tub currently being plugged, i'll hafta watch & wait.
my landlord said they would likely freeze again.
correct he was on that 1!
thanx, guys--
huh?If your [frozen] pipes are metal, then filling the tub with warm water may conduct enough heat to thaw them.
huh?
no, no, no, Franc. Your theory is right on, and it works (I'm from shit-hole frozen cold Iowa, remember, where minus twenty and frozen supply lines are the norm).Read the post sir. It assumes the tub is metal.
The space under the tub is open and often not insulated. Metal tubs conduct heat which is why they can still feel still bone chilin' even when you fill them with hot water.
But the will conduct it to thepipes and the area underneath and warm the plumbing.
Yes, it will work.
In winter, I often leve the bath wter in the tub after bathing. I paid to heat it and want that het in the room. it also puts water vapor in the house and yes, it warms the area under the tub, and the descending drain pipes, over time.
I learned this trick in Chicago where the bulider of my two story house cantilevered half the tub out over the first floor wall. That sucker would freeze at 32F. Kane, I think you have spent too much time in Florida.
no, no, no, Franc. Your theory is right on, and it works (I'm from shit-hole frozen cold Iowa, remember, where minus twenty and frozen supply lines are the norm).
I was just wondering where poor luvs was gonna' get all of this hot water to put in a tub with frozen pipes.
If your tub is porcelean, then it is made of iron or steel. Porcelean is just a baked on enamal.& on my saga continues. h2o is flowing now, although their basement flooded really, really hip-wader deep, & half my neighborhood is in a similar predicament.
btw- my tub is porcelain. half my pipes- metal; other lines, synthetic.
Putting an oil filled portable heater (about $ 50.00 at Lowes) in the bathroom will also help and is safer than using a hair dryer around your water. Super heat the bathroom and the tub will again convect the heat to the pipes.
An even cheaper option is a Halogen Work Light if used carefully. They put off a lot of heat and warm surfaces with similar sunshine like effect. They can be had or purchased cheaply and having a bright light available is useful for other tasks from time to time like painting.