My cousin called me last year and was once again complaining about his pipes freezing all over again.
I actually told him he should use heat tape around the pipes in addition to put insulation around them, however he didn’t listen.
He didn’t seem to know that they made insulation for water pipes. My hubby in addition to I used cheap pool noodles. My good friend and I split them up the side in addition to they fit just right around sizzling water pipes, in addition to were excellent insulation. Heat tapes were fairly cheap in addition to lasted for years, however when he said the water pipes were in the basement, I could not think of any reason for them to freeze like that, unless the furnace broke… There was enough residual heat coming off the heating equipment, that the basement shouldn’t go below frigid levels. He said he didn’t care how they froze, however he was looking to have someone who could thaw them for him. My good friend and I were the same age as he, in addition to we weren’t going into his basement in addition to doing the work. I told him to get in contact with a plumber or the Heating in addition to A/C equipment business. When he said he didn’t want to put that much currency out, I told him to suffer in addition to figure out how to do the task himself. My good friend and I didn’t necessarily mind helping when someone had a major setback, however we weren’t going to do the thawing in addition to repairs for him. I didn’t hear anything else from him for close to a month. He called to tell me about his furnace being broken, in addition to his pipes freezing again. All over again I asked about heat tapes, in addition to he hemmed in addition to hawed. I told him to call the Heating in addition to A/C company in addition to see if someone was actually available to do an emergency repair.