OK, based on this theory — the kitchen forms an L with the short side on the south, the long side where the sink is to the west. The water to the refrigerator, to the left of the incoming pipes - is working fine. I know there is a bend behind the cooktop, where the pipes turn the corner and another at the sink area where they have a bend to accommodate the plumbing there. There is a ¼" gap in the wall where the pipes for the sink come out. I rigged a funnel to force heat from the hair dryer into this area. Since the insulation is all on the outside of the pipes, drilling into the exterior wall would entail pulling out all the insulation to access the pipes.
A broken pipe would leak water down which would run to the outside or to the inside, still concrete floors so would be noticeable. I just saw a drip of water coming from the sink faucet, so hopefully it's beginning to thaw. Don't think it's going to be quite this cold tonight, but no idea what we can put on the outside of the house, between the house and the barn doors to avoid this again. Or maybe just leaving the water running and the heat up would be enough to keep from freezing. There was only a few hours between when we went to bed and I got up to make coffee. Maybe I'll leave some heat running under the sink and just sleep on the couch. thanks.
On Dec 18, 2016, at 12:12 PM, pumps2fix@yahoo.com [DoIt_Yourself] <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
If the freezing will only occur rarely, you may just want to make a hole into
the exterior wall under the sink area......I would prop up a hair dryer and
place it into the hole......The warm air would unfreeze the pipes in about
15 to 20 minutes......(The "freeze" is most likely at a bend in the piping)....
Pumps......
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