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Posted on: February 16, 2021[ARCHIVED] Are Your Pipes Frozen?
- If you turn on a faucet and only a trickle comes out, suspect a frozen pipe. Likely places for frozen pipes include against exterior walls or where your water service enters your home through the foundation.
- Keep the faucet open. As you treat the frozen pipe and the frozen area begins to melt, water will begin to flow through the frozen area. Running water through the pipe will help melt ice in the pipe.
- Apply heat to the section of pipe using an electric heating pad wrapped around the pipe, an electric hair dryer, a portable space heater (kept away from flammable materials and not left unattended), or by wrapping pipes with towels soaked in hot water. Do not use a blowtorch, kerosene or propane heater, charcoal stove, or other open flame devices. ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐.
- Apply heat until full water pressure is restored. If you are unable to locate the frozen area, if the frozen area is not accessible, or if you cannot thaw the pipe, call a licensed plumber.
- Check all other faucets in your home to find out if you have additional frozen pipes. If one pipe freezes, others may freeze, too.
- ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ณ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ, please call non-emergency dispatch at 817-952-2127 to have a Public Works crewmember out to shut off the water at the meter.
