Tom Cancelleri Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 This morning I wake up, turn on my water and it's barely coming out. No pressure in my lines. I left a faucet upstairs dripping to try and avoid this. However with -2 degrees overnight my water meter froze and I have to wait for someone from the water company to come and open the ground access to the meter and thaw it with heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Yep, feel just like jack, frozen in place, 11 below zero in Iowa yesterday, put the truck in reverse and it won't go, no back up until the transmission warms up. Visit the auto shop Monday I guess and watch three stooges reruns until I warms up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 My instinct is always to complain about winter until I remember July and August. Misery is a sliding scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Oh no! Good luck with your water. That's a bad thing to have freeze up. Is the meter fairly close to ground level? Around here all the pipes are 4' underground, and the meter is usually in the basement. If the water company lets you, you might consider putting a small lamp in the water meter area before they close it up, and you can put it on to warm it a little on the coldest nights. It's been pretty frosty here too - below zero most nights, and not out of the teens during the day. It does wear on ya, but just do the best you can and when spring finally rolls around, you can crack a beer, look back and say - yeah, I dealt with it OK. Should be interesting for us this weekend - it's been bitter cold and the snow has piled up everywhere with little no no melting, but Sunday it's supposed to warm just a little and actually rain. I expect a lot more roof collapses in the news as the snow soaks up all that water; and then more issues as it dives below zero again on Monday and everything freezes solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Water company came. The meter isn't frozen (it's at the street level 30 inches under ground) They determined it's the line coming into my house. I'm now using a heat gun to warm the pipe coming into my house, and since copper transfers heat really well I'm hoping it melts the ice. To be continued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonD Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Sorry about your water. Hope it gets fixed up soon. We had one of our coldest nights last night -- even came out to frost on the ground! High of 80 tomorrow. Gotta love FL, until summer when I put a toe out in the shop and I'm drenched in sweat instantaneously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 When it comes to weather, you just gotta pick your poison. Cold, snow, heat, humidity, tornadoes, wildfires..... it can't all be roses. T - good luck with your water. if any water at all is coming through, keep it on and maybe the ice will gradually melt from the water flowing through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 It was completely solid. No water was flowing. I spent 20 minutes hitting the main line with a heat gun. Then I heard the water flowing. All is well for now. I'm possibly gonna knock that wall down so I can access that pipe without a damn closet in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Nice! Glad the water is flowing again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Yeah, It is -5 this morning in Chicago but I will take that over 100 and humid. I guess it depends on how thin your blood is. I can put feminine pads under my arms to keep them from sticking to my sides in the summer but I couldn't put up with -3 or the problems associated with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom Cancelleri Posted February 20, 2015 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I long for perpetual April. 65-70 degrees, little to no heating or cooling bills, perfect shop temperature, can open the garage doors and it's the same inside as it is outside. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Anyone here from MN? I just read that it was -41degF (without the wind chill) in Embarass, MN. Wow, that's cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arminius Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 -40 is my benchmark for truly awful cold - the point where it doesn't matter whether it is Fahrenheit or Celsius, it is just horribly, horribly cold. Zero Fahrenheit is in reach today! Currently sitting at -19C, which feels comparatively warm if one stays out of the truly vicious wind. Crazy thing is that places like Northern Alaska are dealing with unseasonably warm weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDave Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Glad to hear you were able to get your water flowing Tom... We are having the same issue in our kitchen faucet...Heat gun in this case is not solving the problem. I will likely have to get into the wall at some point if I want to permanently solve this problem. In fact one of my outlets in the kitchen actually had frost on it this morning... So obviously lack of good insulation in this wall is a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Yikes - frost on an outlet is not a good sign!!! It's always a good idea to leave lower cabinet doors open in a kitchen if you're expecting much colder than normal weather. Another tip I've read is to run the hot water on occasion, since the hot and cold water lines are usually run in the same cavities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Glad to hear you were able to get your water flowing Tom... We are having the same issue in our kitchen faucet...Heat gun in this case is not solving the problem. I will likely have to get into the wall at some point if I want to permanently solve this problem. In fact one of my outlets in the kitchen actually had frost on it this morning... So obviously lack of good insulation in this wall is a problem. Ouch, I hope it works out without big issues Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 If you cant' beat it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 This is my second four day weekend in a row. Last weekend was Presidents' Day Recess. This weekend was too cold to justify the several hundred 1-1.5 mile urban poverty walkers in our district. Many of the neighboring districts have gone to E-Learning. They complete Internet schooling on these days. The only problem is that this requires 1:1 computer tech and global internet access. So, I get to stay home now but my summer is now two days shorter. Every plus has its minus and vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Yeah, It is -5 this morning in Chicago but I will take that over 100 and humid. For me, I would agree and prefer the cold...but overall I'd gladly take the 100 just for the scenery*. * girls in shorts and skirts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 -35 (-31 F) with the windchill here today - *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Me too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Anyone else experince these so-called "ice quakes" that have been freaking people out here in TN? Sounds like someone whacking a thick plank with a mallet, but coming oit of the ground. Not your usual mid-south phenomenon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 That happens earlier here. You are hearing frost heave. It is that whole "water expands as it freezes" deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisphr Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 I guess it depends on how thin your blood is. I can put feminine pads under my arms to keep them from sticking to my sides in the summer but I couldn't put up with -3 or the problems associated with it. Wait, what...!?!? Some sort of life hack I haven't heard about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Anyone else experince these so-called "ice quakes" that have been freaking people out here in TN? Sounds like someone whacking a thick plank with a mallet, but coming oit of the ground. Not your usual mid-south phenomenon... We experienced those for the first time in Ontario last year. They are referred to here as "frost quakes". It has to do with a rapid freeze, and water in the ground freezes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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