The water main coming into my house is frozen between the curb stop and meter. How do I thaw the pipe?

Answer 1

Helmuts answer is good, but if it's before your meter why isn't it the city's responsibility? I wonder if you know where it's frozen.

Answer 2

Call a professional plumber They will generally use a welder to thaw the line. Make sure that your house ground is disconnected from the pipe, though. Also make sure you have a water valve inside the house open.

Answer 3

It is unusual that this portion of the pipe is frozen, it is usually buried deep enough to prevent it. But in any case, this part of the water line belongs to your water supplier, so I'd call them to get it thawed.

Answer 4

You don't. I'm dealing with this problem now with the city of Oshawa and there solution is wait till it gets warmer and hopefully it thaws it self. It will be a christmas that will not be forgotten.
Apparently anything is the ground from the shut off at the road is my responsibility. Go screw yourself Oshawa will be moving out of this **** hole as soon as I can

Answer 5

Your incoming major is likely a 0.5 inch lead pipe which looks a lot higher than that is. it really is because lead pipe has a thick wall regardless of the indisputable fact that the bore interior is a 0.5 inch ( 15mm). to connect which includes your water meter ought to entail turning off the waterboards supply up tap outside which i'd not propose. As you assert that is a Victorian resources and the exterior supply up tap grow to be likely put in at the same time as the residing house grow to be outfitted. those previous supply up taps should be liablte to have the completed tap body unscrewed once you turn the water again on which finally ends up in a fountain of water., and the waterboard do not cope with gently everybody who mistreats their resources. in case you nonetheless what to do the interest your self, then get the water board to educate the major tap off and again on once you've complete the interest. As to any fittings, it really is difficult to say with out seeing the meter, yet i will in hardship-free words propose that you purchase 2 fittings. a million. 15mm female iron to copper setting up 2. 15mm Male iron to copper setting up. overlook with regard to the time period "iron" contained in the naming of the setting up because the are all brass. that is in hardship-free words a plumbing time period nonetheless used immediately. I have named 2 fittings yet you'll in hardship-free words decide on one which one i will't say.

Answer 6

Where do you live????????????? Most towns it is their responsibility to service from their main to your meter......