P365 - 2015 - Day 8 - Every day is an adventure
In the early hours of morning, I woke up to the bathroom light on and My Wonderful Husband scrambling around... As it turned out, our pipes had frozen and we had no hot water and very little to no cold water in most faucets. Rut Roh. It was sill dark out so he grabbed a flashlight to check the pipes under the house and get the heater going while we opened all of the faucets to get a drip started. We spent the day with water slowly dripping through the pipes and I am here to tell you that the sound of dripping water IS torture. Especially when you know you can't even shower.... After several checks under the house during the day, he figured out the exact location of the frozen pipes, located in a spot under the house where it was difficult to get to after Hurricane Sandy... a small patch of drywall remained without insulation in that tight, tiny section. It was also the spot where the out take valve is located leaving a sliver of opening - just enough for the winds off the bay to reach in and put a frozen hold on our pipes. After blasting the heat in that spot and adding more insulation as best as possible, the pipe thawed, the water started running and turned hot and thankfully we could turn off the dripping water!! Every day is an adventure.
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