My cousin called me not too long ago and was once again complaining about his pipes freezing again.
I told the man that he should use heat tape around the pipes as well as put insulation around them, however he didn’t listen. He didn’t realize they made insulation for water pipes… My partner as well as I used cheap pool noodles. My pal and I split them up the side as well as they fit around hot water pipes just fine, as well as were excellent insulation. Heat tapes were fairly cheap as well as lasted for years. When he said the water pipes were in the basement, I could not truly think of any reason for them to freeze, unless the oil furnace broke or something like that. There was enough residual heat coming off the oil furnace, that the basement shouldn’t go below freezing temperatures. He said he didn’t care how they froze, however he wanted someone who could thaw them for him in a jiffy. My pal and I were the same age as he, as well as my associate and I weren’t going into his basement as well as doing the work. I told him to reach out to a plumber or the Heating as well as Air Conditioning appliance supplier. When he said he didn’t have the desire to put that much money out, I told him to suffer as well as figure out how to do the job on his own. My pal and I didn’t mind helping when someone had a major problem, but my associate and I weren’t going to do the thawing as well as repairs for this guy. I didn’t hear anything else from him for practically a month. He called to tell his his oil furnace was broken, as well as his pipes froze once more! Once again I asked about heat tapes, as well as he hemmed as well as hawed. I told him to reach out to the Heating as well as Air Conditioning supplier as well as see if someone was available to do an emergency repair.