RAM1961
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I live out in the country - on my own well. Well is connected to pressure tank in my shop, and from there the water line runs underground to house about 175 ft. away, as well as is connected to sink/toilet in the shop.
I was 2000 miles away two weeks ago, and had my dad checking on pellet stoves every couple of days. He called me one day when it was about 5 below and said he had no water pressure in house, but sink in shop was working. I didn't leave a few sinks cold water faucets dripping when I left, so an oversight on my part. Neither of us know anything about this sort of thing, but he said in two days, we were supposed to be up in the 40's. My concern was bursting pipes should it thaw out on line to house, so suggested he turn off well and pressure tank circuits, then turn on several cold water faucets in the house to a trickle. I should add he did go down in the crawl space - said it was easily 40+ degrees down there - followed the water line where it came in the house and all seemed fine and did the same in shop where it dropped down under the cement pad. All was well on both ends.
So two days later, he went back out - temps were upper 30's to lower 40's and flipped the switches back on. Water in the house was now working fine everywhere. However, sink in shop bathroom doesn't work now. I had him put some heat on the pipes in shop bathroom and shut the door. Never did get the faucet going out there.
So I'm back home now for two days. Water is working fine in the house. Still nothing in the shop. I did notice a couple things - I have a four head shower in master bathroom and it has a lot more pressure now then it did prior to this incident. I don't know why that would be. Nothing has changed on pressure tank (a Champion) other then dad turned it off then back on a few days later. I also am looking for suggestions for my shop bathroom. Does it need to be re-primed somehow? I also noticed in the crawl space 2 drain pipes that drop straight down from the two water heaters and water softener in garage. One is dripping - and I've not ever noticed that before. Again, my familiarity with such things is very limited, so if anyone has suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
I was 2000 miles away two weeks ago, and had my dad checking on pellet stoves every couple of days. He called me one day when it was about 5 below and said he had no water pressure in house, but sink in shop was working. I didn't leave a few sinks cold water faucets dripping when I left, so an oversight on my part. Neither of us know anything about this sort of thing, but he said in two days, we were supposed to be up in the 40's. My concern was bursting pipes should it thaw out on line to house, so suggested he turn off well and pressure tank circuits, then turn on several cold water faucets in the house to a trickle. I should add he did go down in the crawl space - said it was easily 40+ degrees down there - followed the water line where it came in the house and all seemed fine and did the same in shop where it dropped down under the cement pad. All was well on both ends.
So two days later, he went back out - temps were upper 30's to lower 40's and flipped the switches back on. Water in the house was now working fine everywhere. However, sink in shop bathroom doesn't work now. I had him put some heat on the pipes in shop bathroom and shut the door. Never did get the faucet going out there.
So I'm back home now for two days. Water is working fine in the house. Still nothing in the shop. I did notice a couple things - I have a four head shower in master bathroom and it has a lot more pressure now then it did prior to this incident. I don't know why that would be. Nothing has changed on pressure tank (a Champion) other then dad turned it off then back on a few days later. I also am looking for suggestions for my shop bathroom. Does it need to be re-primed somehow? I also noticed in the crawl space 2 drain pipes that drop straight down from the two water heaters and water softener in garage. One is dripping - and I've not ever noticed that before. Again, my familiarity with such things is very limited, so if anyone has suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance.