Kevin James Henry
New Member
I've been trying for 2 days to thaw it out. Pex comes out of the wall to a spigot. The pex goes into the wall through the basement and up through the ceiling, tied into the kitchen sink hot water. Last winter this did not happen. I think though, as it worked a few weeks ago that water in the garden hose which was connected to the spigot, caused the pex to freeze. Now I have put heat tape on the pex, over aluminum and covered it with insulation, but that hasn't helped (30 hours) The worst part is, everything is in walls and the basement is finished. I thought about drilling a door knob hole under the kitchen sink and sticking a hair dryer in there. I've ran the hot water in the kitchen for a while, thinking that maybe hot water flowing through the pipes would push the ice along.
Any ideas appreciated.
Any ideas appreciated.