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I always do laundry every Monday at the same time. This last monday at 6:00 i went to do my laundry and went to my room. one hour later i went back to the laundy room and the pipes were frozen, so the water wasn't draining. I couldn't take the cothes out because well, where would I put them ( being that there wet). It was late so i decicded to wait until tommorow. However, i ive in CT and temperatures dropped during the night to 10 degrees. There's no heat in the laundry room. When i woke up i went to see my cothes but they are complete frozen. The water is frozen! i don't know waht to do! help!

2007-02-06 00:33:24 · 9 answers · asked by k_renina12 1 in Home & Garden Maintenance & Repairs

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I'd take it one step further than just putting a space heater in the room. RUN to your nearest hardware or DIY center to get electric heating tapes to wrap around your pipes. They come in various lengths, but you'll need one for the hot water, another for the cold, and probably one for the drain from the sounds of it. No little blow dryer is going to thaw that huge amount of water.

Important...turn off your water supply valves until you do get the pipes warmed up. If you do have a break, the water will start gushing out before you realize what's happening. Thaw first, then slowly turn up the pressure in each to see if you have a leak.

Also, if your hot water tank is in the same room, make sure it's got a good pilot going. Would hate to add that to your problems.

As for your washer, that's mindboggling. It takes a very long time for a block of ice that large to thaw. I'm not sure you'll have it back before the end of the week.

Hope it helps.

2007-02-06 01:46:30 · answer #1 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 0 0

You'll have to thaw the pipes--try using a hair dryer. That will help the water drain (when it gets thawed). I don't know how you will get the clothes thawed unless you either move the washer somewhere with heat, somehow get the clothes out of the washer and take them somewhere warm, or wait until the temperature increases enough to thaw them. I don't know how warm temperatures normally get in CT, but it is not a good idea to have water pipes in an area without heat. You are lucky the pipes didn't crack, causing water to spray out before it froze and resulting in you paying for new pipes.

2007-02-06 08:43:49 · answer #2 · answered by shallowMadallow 2 · 1 0

If the clothes and water in the drum are frozen, then so is the water in the supply lines inside the washer. I'd say you have to get heat into the room, and wait while everything thaws. Even if you can thaw the ice and clothes inside the washer, you still won't be able to run the machine until the supply lines thaw.

Can you safely set up an electric heater in there and heat the room?

2007-02-06 08:41:18 · answer #3 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 2 0

Get heat in the room to thaw the washer.
If you have metal pipes you can hook a battery charger to the pipes for a short time. one wire on the faucet near the washer and the other wire as far away as possible. even in another room if you can reach the bath or kitchen faucets/pipes. 1-2 minutes should thaw the pipes. be sure you know haw to turn off the water supply in case you have a broken pipe. wish you luck.

2007-02-06 09:26:24 · answer #4 · answered by dick n 1 · 0 0

Put a small heater (electric) in the laundry room to heat it up long enough for the pipes and laundry to unfreeze.

2007-02-06 08:41:22 · answer #5 · answered by Shelley 4 · 0 0

I agree with ShallowMa. Lets also hope that none of the plumbing that froze (inside and outside of the machine) did not break. That would mean the replacement of the machine as well as getting a plumber in to replace broken pipes. :-(

2007-02-06 08:53:41 · answer #6 · answered by t g 2 · 0 0

Wait for it to thaw out. And go to the laundry mat next time. Good luck.

2007-02-10 04:13:20 · answer #7 · answered by msprissysmom 3 · 0 0

Go shopping

Has been 40C+ here, never had to experience frozen washing

2007-02-06 08:38:33 · answer #8 · answered by scorpiosa70 2 · 0 0

move to Texas, God does not let that happen here!

2007-02-06 08:54:04 · answer #9 · answered by Bonno 6 · 0 0

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