The Do’s and Don’ts of Thawing Frozen Pipes Safely
It’s 6 a.m. on a January morning. The house is quiet, you are going to brew some coffee and then nothing. No water. You check the sink, the shower, the laundry tub. Still nothing. That sinking feeling sets in as you realize Minnesota’s deep freeze may have turned your pipes into ice plugs. What you do next can be the difference between a simple fix and thousands of dollars in water damage.
Frozen pipes don’t just stop water flow, they expand as ice forms, putting pressure on the pipe walls. When the ice finally melts