Problem:

Frozen pipes.  This is quite common in the roof, or in copper pipes feeding such appliances as washing machines that are kept in outhouses where the weather is likely to affect them.

Diagnosis:

If water won’t flow in cold weather, or a tank refuses to fill there may be a plug of ice in the pipes.  You can wait for it to thaw on its own or you can help it on its way.  Do not use any excessive amounts of heat like boiling water etc because this can cause copper pipes (which are excellent conductors of heat) to expand and perhaps burst.

Solution:

The gentle application of heat works very well indeed using something like a hairdryer passed over the frozen pipe or valve.

In severe cases or in the result of a burst pipe call EPM to arrange a visit.

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