woke up this morning to a non flushing toilet. The shut off valve has been removed - there's no water coming in at all. There is water coming in to the tub and the bathroom sink. Just none to the toilet. Any ideas?

woke up this morning to a non flushing toilet. The shut off valve has been removed - there's no water coming in at all. There is water coming in to the tub and the bathroom sink. Just none to the toilet. Any ideas?

Is the float stuck?

Outside wall? Pipe is frozen.

woke up this morning to a non flushing toilet. The shut off valve has been removed - there's no water coming in at all. There is water coming in to the tub and the bathroom sink. Just none to the toilet. Any ideas?


frozen pipe? why is the shut off valve removed?

frozen pipe? why is the shut off valve removed?


he removed it to rule it out.

First time dealing with a frozen pipe....short of cutting a hole in the wall, what do we do?

he removed it to rule it out.

First time dealing with a frozen pipe....short of cutting a hole in the wall, what do we do?

Raise the house temp a bit and hope the sun heats that side to the point it starts to flow. You can try heat tape, but the block may be further down the pipe than the tape can be effective. A blow torch gently used on the end of the pipe may help too.

Does the pipe go down into a crawl space below the floor? Use a space heater to warm the crawl space.

he removed it to rule it out.

First time dealing with a frozen pipe....short of cutting a hole in the wall, what do we do?

Crank up the heat in the house.

he removed it to rule it out.

First time dealing with a frozen pipe....short of cutting a hole in the wall, what do we do?


Depends on where the pipe is & where it is frozen. Somehow, you've got to warm it up. We use a hairdryer with our washer pipes (long story).

also open any cabinet doors to allow heat to the pipes

woke up this morning to a non flushing toilet. The shut off valve has been removed - there's no water coming in at all. There is water coming in to the tub and the bathroom sink. Just none to the toilet. Any ideas?Are you going to ask Vrai to change your name to "nowater"?

Are you going to ask Vrai to change your name to "nowater"?

:killingme

Are you going to ask Vrai to change your name to "nowater"?

:roflmao:

xactly, under each bathroon vanity, and kitchen sink. cover any outside hose bibbs with those styrofoam thingys. not only the cold temp, it`s the wind chill.
:killingme Wind chill doesn't freeze pipes you moron! :killingme

no ch!t sherlock, i betcha don`t know Y hot water freezes b4 cold water Einstein. Fidiot. u ole fart. ya wanna fuss, fuggit. have @ it. i`m bizzy. u somd effin know it all. enjoy yr GD f`d ^ freezin weatha. :killingme

Your English teacher would be proud.

we've got a trickle! The space heaters and heat increase are working! Thanks y'all!

no ch!t sherlock, i betcha don`t know Y hot water freezes b4 cold water Einstein. Fidiot. u ole fart. ya wanna fuss, fuggit. have @ it. i`m bizzy. u somd effin know it all. enjoy yr GD f`d ^ freezin weatha. That's right, run along little idiot. Embarrassed yourself again. :killingme

Oh and hot water does not freeze faster than cold water under certain circumstances.

You've got one more frigid night ahead tonight (13 degrees) so make sure you keep the bathroo door and cabinet door open all night.

no ch!t sherlock, i betcha don`t know Y hot water freezes b4 cold water Einstein. Fidiot. ya wanna fuss, fuggit. have @ it. i`m bizzy. u somd effin know it all. enjoy yr GD f`d ^ freezin weatha. :killingme

:lol: you're an idiot

we've got a trickle! The space heaters and heat increase are working! Thanks y'all!

Did you...... um.... put the valve back on? :popcorn:

we've got a trickle! The space heaters and heat increase are working! Thanks y'all!

Call Mike Holmes and invite me down there. :biggrin:

Did you...... um.... put the valve back on? :popcorn:

Yep they did, all is good now! We are going through the same thing! :cds: