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CrazyTeaThyme (OK)
I grew up in FL and moved to OK, so I have never had to deal with frozen pipes. In one of our bathrooms all my cold water pipes nothing comes out and my toilet won't flush. I have hot water but no cold water. All other faucets and toilets work except in that one bathroom. I can not access any pipes except the ones right under the sink, without cutting in my exterior brick wall or the spare bedroom wall. My house is 40 yrs old and I don't believe the previous owner ever renovated anything. I have no idea where the freeze is in the pipes, I have tried using the blow dryer but it didn't work. Any advice or suggestions? My husband and I are very tight financially right now so any inexpensive but effective would be awesome! Thank you!
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packy (MA)
if you can not access the pipe/s that are frozen to try to warm them and your finances currently don't allow for hiring a plumber then you don't have much choice but to pray for warm weather.
do learn where to shut off the water should the pipe/s have split. you won't know until they thaw.
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hj (AZ)
Even a plumber might not be able to thaw the pipes.
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sharp1 (IL)
Is your house built on a slab with concrete floors, or do you have wood floors with a crawlspace underneath?
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KCRoto (MO)
If the pipes are metallic, a plumber can use a thawing machine to thaw them within minutes. As stated above, you need to know where your main water shutoff is, because frozen burst pipes don't leak, but thawed ones do.
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