How to Thaw Frozen pipes without any tools

Leah of See Jane Drill provides alternative methods of thawing out frozen plumbing pipes with out the use of tools but using common household items.

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[GoodlyEarth]

With the horrible freeze coming through most of the country, this idea is excellent for homeowners who might not have the proper tools. Thank you, Leah, you are saving lives!!!

[gmoogle]

Love this channel. No clickbait just straight good info

[billthompson]

Am I glad you had this video, the last three times I started a campfire under my sink.

[moldyhamsandwich]

Perfect timing Leah !! From across the pond, your fan base is growing, the word is out !!

[paulamcalister]

Thank you Leah.
My dad built houses so I grew up working and learning a lot. He passed New Years Eve’98.
I would like to add another method if you have an electric heated shoulder and back pad, they’re flexible and will wrap around pipes very easily. That’s if you have an outlet to plug into. Most of them have a safety shutoff after a couple of hours but they still work good for thawing pipes.
For pipe insulation, we use pool noodles, they’re much cheaper than the pipe insulation and easy to split with a knife and fit around pipes.
Make sure to wrap outside faucets also. And any foundation vents that let outside air under your house.
God bless you, Leah.
Stay warm and safe and have a Blessed Christmas.

[alexhb]

Hi Leah! Had some frozen pipes at home today, and mom had some too with dad out of town. Had to talk her through doing it with a hair drier and she saved her new kitchen!
Hope you're staying toasty warm.

[EAUGIRL]

Once again, thanks Miss Leah. The artic blast we are experiencing froze the hot water pipe to the bathtub. I was wondering what I was going to do. Not to worry because you always provide relevant information.

[SeventhSamurai]

I use a rice buddy (rice in a sock) that is heated in the microwave. Retains heat for a considerable time and conforms to the pipe. Cheers🙂

[JonnyDIY]

Just saw you on History Channel!!! 🥳💕👍 I felt so cool telling my parents that I "know" you lol. Great job. So happy to finally see it 👏

[DehnusNorder]

I love the "you can do this" so much better than the "If I can do it, you can". I know it is meant well, but it always was so self deprecating, when really you never should. Thank you for sharing your skills :) .

[MyThirdUserAccount]

Always so clear, concise, to the point, and helpful! Thank you, Leah!

[archivist]

Very timely tips! Of course, another source of water for the bag/hw bottle could be snow and ice from outside. Use the problem for the solution!

[AutumnAyaz]

FYI ... an empty 2 liter soda bottle is great also; fill it up with hot water not boiling water. :) Thanks Leah!!

[peterwachter]

Super advice and timely too. You can put a washcloth in the zipper freezer bag then add hot water to fully surround the washcloth or hand towel. Experiment. Done right this will make it possible to wrap the zipper bag completely around the pipe thus speeding things up. A Velcro strap would be a big help to hold around the pipe. Ribbon or strap works too. Make two bags to alternate by re-heating second bag in a pot of hot, not boiling, water. Your advice is always very good and presented in a calm, clear way. Thanks.

[MaryAnnNytowl]

Great timing, Leah, with this polar vortex swinging down and saying hi to people down further than people are used to having it.

[karenmartinez]

I have pipes on the north side of my house that freeze, I get a mirror and use reflected sunlight to gently thaw it. Be sure to keep an eye on it, the reflected light can set fires. I solar cook in the summer, so I figured it would also thaw the pipe. Works fast.

[deonsthumbring]

My pipes were frozen this morning and you really helped me 👍

[vegvixxxen]

This has happened ti me right now it’s 2 degrees. I’m a girl and completely lost with all this my hubby is disabled so I don’t know any of this. Thanks a lot it is happening to my outdoor pipe. So ima gonna try this now thankyou

[ktube]

With the recent deep freeze temperatures we had in the north west, I got two frozen pipes one pipe was for hot water bathroom faucet and the other pipe was for baseboard heating. I learned from "this old house" video you're supposed to open the faucet to relieve pressure and then slowly heat the pipe with blow dryer. Frozen pipe pressure can build up to 25, 000 psi and burst the pipe. After applying heat I was able to get running water on the hot water faucet however with the baseboard heating pipe it burst after applying heat slowly over time. What I later realized is the heating pipe built up pressure from being frozen solid, it needed to be relieved so it won't burst when you're trying to melt it slowly with blow dryer. Furthermore baseboard heating pipes are low pressure compared to regular water pipes. I saw on my heating system boiler there is a pipe you can connect a hose to drain the pipe and relieve pressure. If I knew to drain & relieve the heating pipe pressure prior then likely my pipe would've not burst. Learned valuable lesson for next time. Now I'll learn from Leah's burst copper pipe repair video and get my pipe fixed.

[didz]

Very timely video, which I hope not many will have to use. Another great source of water is the water heater tank. I have a tankless, so always keep several Jerry cans full. Merry Christmas, Leah!