Posted by Steve@Advance on January 06, 2014 at 21:11:24 from (107.203.134.67):
In Reply to: OT Power out posted by super99 on January 06, 2014 at 16:54:38:
Yes, it can happen. Depends how well the drain pipes are insulated and how they are routed.
I had it happened to me about 40 years ago. Times were rough, living in a $250 month uninsulated shack.
Using wood for heat, I didn't try to keep the house warm unless I was home, and that was just long enough to sleep, shower and leave.
The bathroom was an add on, north end of the house. I left the tub and sink trickling when it dropped below 20 or so. We had a bad run of freezing weather, dropped to about 8 degrees, unusual for north Texas.
The drain froze, the tub filled to almost overflowing, then the water froze. Everything froze. The tub and toilet froze solid, inside the house!
I could see splits in the old galvanized pipes. Got under there and replaced everything with pvc before it thawed so I wouldn't laying in water.
That was the end of December. The pipe from the street to the house was frozen, didn't thaw until mid March.
Those were some hard times... Possibly I had my priorities wrong?
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