First time for everything, right?

Submitted by RamaSchneider t3_10tb4si in vermont

30 years and seen some brutally cold, windy winter days in this house. Never a frozen internal water pipe ... until last night. Guess I've got an air leak to find and fix. Thankfully nothing serious, just one small line that feeds a bathroom vanity.

Everything else stood up to this weather .... except big, old houses don't get kept comfortably warm.

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ceiffhikare t1_j764fyp wrote

So far i have only lost the hot water line that runs under my tub in the BR. That space got skipped when i ran the water cause it was at the end of the day..Man i regret that choice every winter,lol. Been cycling the faucets every hour or so except for that nap i took from like 1230-2..and thats when it froze up ofc, lmao. Oh well it SHOULD thaw pretty quick after it gets above 0.

Tbh im more upset that i have to replace the baffle plate in my woodstove ASAP. After a decade of heavy use its finally bowed down like it all but melted. Ive had it filled 6" of full on glowing coals 2 times so far over night... might write Brrrr in the driveway come daybreak with all the ashes. Stay warm folks!

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GrilledSpamSteaks t1_j769qsu wrote

We haven’t lost water, but we have discovered a few windows that need replaced.

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whaletacochamp t1_j76i5rm wrote

You can feel the wind in half of my living room because we need windows so badly.

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Loudergood t1_j7a0n8x wrote

Get window plastic, I was great in one of my old apartments

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abitdaft1776 t1_j76udwu wrote

The line to my downstairs toilet froze, so I’ll be pulling that wall apart later to figure out why

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Twombls t1_j76xu93 wrote

The wind last night certainly had a way of finding vulnerabilities in insulation. No broken pipes. Just a frozen glass of water in my living room

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Hanginon t1_j78smar wrote

Growing up in an old house we learned early to leave the doors open on the bathroom sink/vanity and the cabinet space under the kitchen sink during cold weather.

That little extra warm air flow can make a lot of difference even if the pipes are inside the wall. ¯\_( ͡❛ ͜ʖ ͡❛)_/¯

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