Bathroom sink stayed liquid overnight with just dripping, but the kitchen sink is on an exterior wall and froze solid last night. I got under there with a heat gun and got the water flowing again, fortunately the whole system didn't freeze so nothing burst. I also installed a heating cable with a thermostat on the pipe, got it wrapped up snug under some foam insulation, hopefully that'll keep it liquid as long as I keep some water running through it. gonna monitor tonight and see how it goes.

Sorry for no pics, it is very cold and I went as fast as possible.

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[–] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It is amazing that there are houses in the 21st century where installations run outside on walls like this.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Yes, but that’s not what they said. On an outer wall, yes. But not on the outside of that wall.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 9 months ago

    Correct, it's just inside the exterior wall under the house, but the crawl space under the house is quite well ventilated so a brisk wind can bring it down to the same temperature as outside. My floors are currently very uncomfortable to walk on with bare feet.

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