Last week the cold water pipe in our bathroom sink froze one very cold windy morning,turned off the main house supply and turned up the heat in the house and the water started running again a couple of hours later and no leaks / burst pipes occurred-). We have lived in the house 20 years without this happening so it was quite a surprise. Two questions, first when the water started flowing a noted a little brownish discoloration for a few seconds, should this be a concern? Also how lucky were we do pipes usually burst, or just rarely?
By the way the frozen pipe is behind a tile wall so there is no easy way to get at it, next time it is really cold will let the faucet drip.
By the way the frozen pipe is behind a tile wall so there is no easy way to get at it, next time it is really cold will let the faucet drip.
