Charlesinrichmond OP t1_j1l18p9 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 5:51 AM

Reply to comment by ltfpark in PSA: Always turn off your house main water supply when you go out of town in the winter by Charlesinrichmond

Yes local freeze. Start dripping the hot there that will freeze next. Running hot water won't do anything except for delay freezing the hot pipe which is a good thing

Try and get more heat in the bathroom and watch for water spraying everywhere when it thaws out. If it's pex you probably won't have a problem if it's copper you might. You need to know how to shut your house water down instantly before it happens.

If you see leaks you want to open up all the Cold taps below it and shut the water off as soon as possible. Shut water off first then open the taps to relieve pressure

ltfpark t1_j1l2g4w wrote on December 25, 2022 at 6:06 AM

Will do! Thank you! Think it’s a mix of copper and pex from what I can see in the basement. I’m guessing that house water is the bigish 1-2in black hose lookin thing coming out of the ground and leading to everything. Have other sink dripping already, will do hot. Much appreciated