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defrosting water pipes

  • 29-11-2010 05:00PM
    #1
    charityboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 258 ✭✭


    any one out there have any handy solutions to sort this problem or any other solutions to beat eveyday problems that come with this weather :confused:


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  • #2
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭pakalasa


    Find where the water pipe comes out of the ground and add a tee connection at about 6" over the ground. Add a tap to the side branch and then a hose lock connection. Evertime you want water then defrost the tap and the 6" of pipe with warm water. Connect a garden house to the tap and you're sorted.
    When your finished put the garden hose in somewhere warm, boiler house, house etc where it wont freeze. Or use a short piece of hose and drain the water from it after using. This works for me anyway.


  • #3
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,408 ✭✭✭bbam


    Last winter I fitted a tap IN the pumphouse, it's in the yard and has a lamp/froststat so it's always ready, as above keep hose inside so it's always thawed..
    We also kept an IBC full in the hayshed, was handy to fill some emergency drinkers when it hit -12. Few straps onto the loader and run it round no bother.

    Thawing pipes is a desperate job and unless it's a short run it'll be near impossible too..


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