Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I am getting cold water just fine but there is no water at all coming from the faucet when I turn it to hot. What would cause this? The temperature has been freezing the last few days but why would only the hot water be affected?
Well, believe it or not- hot water will freeze before cold water will.
That might be the problem. But, I suspect something else- depending on where the supply lines are.
We have a slab house but from what I can see the lines going into the hot water heater are covered with insulation. There is no water in any of my hot water faucets throughout the house. Is it possible it could be the water heater itself?
We took a space heater up in the attic and sat there with it and finally some water started coming out of the hot water faucets and now they are just fine. Guess they just froze it his friggin' way to cold of weather!!!
Be aware that after freezing a couple of times pipes will become stretched enough to split. You need to heat trace the pipes or for the time being let the water run a bit to keep the pipes above freezing.
Yes indeed. I don't know why, but I've seen it happen on several occasions.
Most of the time it has nothing to do with hot water freezing faster, and is instead a result of foolish contractors neglecting to insulate the hot water pipes. I don't believe that there is any way that the hot water pipe can freeze first, but if hot water pipe water has smaller particulates than the cold water, then the the hot water could easily supercool, resulting in a much faster expansion upon freezing and a broken hot water pipe.
Boiling water will freeze faster than cold water, because when boiling you remove all of the oxygen from the water. Hot water in a pipe won't get hot enough to freeze faster...
... according to my science teacher anyway...
Most of the time it has nothing to do with hot water freezing faster, and is instead a result of foolish contractors neglecting to insulate the hot water pipes. I don't believe that there is any way that the hot water pipe can freeze first, but if hot water pipe water has smaller particulates than the cold water, then the the hot water could easily supercool, resulting in a much faster expansion upon freezing and a broken hot water pipe.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
