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Jatyro91 (PA)
I went out around 3:00pm and everything was working fine. I returned 3 hours later to find that I have no running water in my kitchen sink. There's no hot or cold, and the sprayer doesn't work either. My faucet does not have an aerator. I do live in a Mobile Home so most of the pipes are outside under the house. The Washer is in the same room as the sink and is running just fine which makes me wonder why (if it's a frozen pipe) only that one froze but everything else in the house seems to be unaffected? I also noticed that I do get a drip from the shut off valve's under the sink when I turn them on and off which means, at the very least, the pipes that are in the house aren't frozen so it would have to be outside. Any suggestions as to what it might be other than one random frozen pipe?
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Wheelchair (IL)
Any piping exposed to the elements, can and will, react to extreme weathers. I would open the faucet to allow expansion as it thaws with warmer weather.
You may have to get under you home to determine the exposure and cover it.
Best Wishes
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Pneuma (WA)
Could be calcium or gunk clogging the valves, if both hot and cold are off I would pull the cartridge at the faucet and see if its clogged first.
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m & m (MD)
Sorry, but it's frozen. There's no other good conclusion: PA, high wind for 36 hours, temps in the low 20's and now teens, etc. It happens to be the last fixture on the run, so you still have water elsewhere.
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Jatyro91 (PA)
I'm assuming you guys were right and it did freeze. Woke up this morning and it's running again, which is weird because it's colder out now than it was yesterday night. I don't see any loss of pressure but heading out to check for a burst in a minute.
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Jatyro91 (PA)
I didn't notice any leaking outside, but I am only getting like half pressure now. Maybe a little more than half. Could it just be that there's still ice in the pipe causing it to come out slower?
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srloren (CA)
Be certain your piping under the house is properly insulated. I would think that would solve your problem.
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