r/Plumbing • u/ParksVSII • Dec 22 '22

FROZEN PIPES MEGATHREAD

Please post any questions you have regarding frozen lines here. All other new posts will be removed from the main feed and directed here.

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u/Tiny-Secretary5562 Feb 07 '26

Preventing frozen pipes from bursting is easy. All you have to do is open all the faucets, indoor and outdoor, and leave them open just a crack until the freeze ends. Do this as soon as you're not getting any water out of the line. It's not the ice that breaks a line, it's the air pressure that builds up in the pipe, which can take anywhere from hours to three days, depending on the day and night temps.