To stop frozen pipes

[0630154]

If you have cold water mains coming into the house , find the furthest away cold tap and turn it on and leave it running ever so slightly in to a jug and this will stop it from freezing up . Also don't turn the heating off , turn the thermostat down to 30 degrees and this will keep the heating pump running and stop them freezing up , also check your boiler if it's a condensing combi do not let the drain freeze up as this will put the boiler off , disconnect the drain and let it drip into a bucket untill the weather turns milder . Hope this helps out someone . Cheers alex

[marky4]

some good advice mate

the amount of times people ring me up to say boiler has packed up only to find condensate pipe is frozen as its not lagged and runs outside for 3 metres

[BAXTERBOY]

Good advice its not often anybody tries to save you some money. Well done that man.

[bigjohnie]

seven burst pipes in my workshop this morn flooded

[oxb1l]

only problem i had was the drain from the kitchen sink but i never noticed it til the washing machine decided to empty on the floor.

so now my mat that i use for working on the car is against the vent behind on the outside wall hopefully this will stop the cold getting to it

[SHIFTY]

top tip of the day from Alex

Our workshop is like a skating rink and the toilets are....well....lets not go there!

[0630154]

Now the thaw has come , get those pipes insulated at the cold water mains supply , and put some loft insulation in pipe chases and where they are exsposed to the cold air to stop them freezing again , as the freezing temps are bak this week again .

[bortaf]

I'll try that drip method, last week the bog froze down me yard , with 4 big jobbies in it