Feb 16, 2021
Unfortunately I don t have running water right now. The problem is we can t tell if our pipes are frozen or if they ve cracked and, if cracked, where those cracks are! Sadly we re unlikely to find out until temperatures rise and those pipes begin to thaw. So I m currently trying not to completely stress out about it.
Dano Pagel, a plumber with 35 years experience, has these words of advice.
Try to find the main valve to shut off water to their home, although that might be difficult if the valve is outside and covered in snow. Pagel said a lot of people will try to heat pipes with a blow dryer or electric heater. Some might find that water does begin to flow (not at my house though).
Are your pipes frozen? A San Antonio plumber gives some advice
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Umair Iqbal watches the snow fall early Monday morning, Feb. 15, 2021, in San Antonio.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Hundreds of San Antonians stand in line to enter the H-E-B at West Avenue and Blanco Road at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, after snow and freezing temperatures caused the closing the the store chain and most businesses.Billy CalzadaShow MoreShow Less
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CPS Energy crews were seen driving along Vance Jackson Road during another day of snow in San Antonio on Thursday, Feb 18, 2021. “This extreme weather event has caused unimaginable hardships,” SAWS President and CEO Robert R. Puente says of the arctic blast that left hundreds of thousands without power for hours at a time while also leading to burst pipes and other water supply problems.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Express Briefing: Frozen pipes? S.A. plumber gives some advice
Feb. 16, 2021
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Even among San Antonians who’d heeded plumbers’ warnings trickling faucets overnight to prevent pipes from freezing the record-shattering cold meant that many residents still awoke to frozen pipes.
It was a first for many San Antonians: Low temperatures in the single digits, a blanket of ankle-deep snow, icy and impassable roads. Residents filled social media with rare photographs of snow covering trees, homes and cars then flooded those same online forums with questions about plumbing problems that arose overnight.