my toilets broke!

[biffbacon]

so i tried to flush the toilet, and it wont work... the reservoir wont fill with water. for some reason there is no water pressure going into the toilet today. i fear that the pipe may have frozen in the wall. is there any way to try and defrost it? any help people?

 

[Chiropteran]

You might want to invest in a bucket.

 

[hg321]

Originally posted by: biffbacon
so i tried to flush the toilet, and it wont work... the reservoir wont fill with water. for some reason there is no water pressure going into the toilet today. i fear that the pipe may have frozen in the wall. is there any way to try and defrost it? any help people?

pics?

 

[Xionide]

do you have 2 restrooms?

 

[biffbacon]

what are the chances that if it is a frozen pipe, it will thaw and be normal without rupturing the pipe?

 

[biffbacon]

Originally posted by: Xionide
do you have 2 restrooms?

yeah, i have another, but im just afraid that my wall is filling with water

 

[everman]

Does the sink next to this toilet work?

 

[Jfrag Teh Foul]

Originally posted by: biffbacon

Originally posted by: Xionide
do you have 2 restrooms?

yeah, i have another, but im just afraid that my wall is filling with water

You would hear it if a pipe burst.

 

[Sukhoi]

Is your house so cold your walls are freezing??

 

[biffbacon]

Originally posted by: everman
Does the sink next to this toilet work?

yeah, but the pipe to the toilet comes up thru a different wall, and that is the far wall in the house

 

[everman]

I suppose you could try shutting off the valve to the toilet, disconnect it and try turning it on slowly into a bucket. If water comes out you're pipe's not frozen. no water...well...

 

[biffbacon]

Originally posted by: everman
I suppose you could try shutting off the valve to the toilet, disconnect it and try turning it on slowly into a bucket. If water comes out you're pipe's not frozen. no water...well...

tried it, no water

 

[biffbacon]

so, im gonna leave the sink running, so it doesnt freeze tonight, and hope for the best

 

[TGregg]

Originally posted by: biffbacon

Originally posted by: everman
I suppose you could try shutting off the valve to the toilet, disconnect it and try turning it on slowly into a bucket. If water comes out you're pipe's not frozen. no water...well...

tried it, no water

Oh man. That sux. The good news might be that your pipes haven't burst yet, but the bad news might be that night is falling, and you could well have a disaster in the making.

It sounds to me like your pipes are frozen. And you do not want them to bust. Crank up the heat in your house. If you have access to the pipes, use a blow dryer (hair dryer) to defrost. When defrosting pipes, always start from the "unfrozen" end nearest the water outlet so that pressure can be relieved (otherwise you might bust the pipes).

I think you are hosed. But fire up that furnance pronto, maybe you'll get lucky. And absolutely do not use a torch to warm the pipes up!

 

[biffbacon]

i just looked at the pipe in the basment.... its a copper pipe, and is fine in the basement, ( a little cold) but i cant follow it after it enters the wall

 

[kd2777]

If your pipe goes down into the basement it should not have frozen. However since you have copper pipes you can't tell anything until it warms up. Like the other guys said, heat them up!!! Good news since you have copper when it bust, and it probably will, it will only make a 1 - 1 1/2 tear in the pipe. If you can get to the pipe where it bust, with a little help from the local hardware store guy you can fix it yourself.

 

[Sukhoi]

Well did we have a disaster?

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Well did we have a disaster?

I don't think he made it

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: MacBaine

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Well did we have a disaster?

I don't think he made it

:Q

Please, no PICS!