If any of you live in an old home, you know what it is like. When there is a series of days below zero things (especially pipes) begin not to work. Yet, this is the reality of living in an 1839 home with uninsulated walls and a dirt basement.
Having been in our River Home for 7 years, this is the first year, we have had a continuous issue with pipes freezing. For the last few weeks, every time we went to use the washer the wash cycle would not commence because the water pipes have frozen. Today was no exception. After loading up the washer and starting it we realized that we once again had to unthaw the pipes prior to completing this load of laundry.
Pro-tip: If you are home and have a spare electric heater turn it on and shut the door to the room that houses the washer. After warming up, the water pipes will start to unthaw and you can continue doing your laundry.
Why after 7 years are we having such an issue this year? It is not like the cold weather is new. Maybe it is because of the lack of snow, which may have acted as insulation against the house. Without this, the continuous extreme cold temperatures plus the bone-chilling winds off the river are creating havoc on our water pipes (Elisabeth’s bathroom sink froze last week).
Luckily, Rick is a master plumber. I hope we will fix this issue once and for all this weekend.
So frustrating when you fill the washer and no water!
Days like today, I wonder why we did not move further south!
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