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DIY & Home Improvement

OneBlueDotBama

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3. try running another line out till the ground...

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Wed Feb 17, 2021, 02:44 PM

Feb 2021

& pipe thaws. In the spring, dig up the drain hose & install a water pipe warmer cable. Cover with styrofoam SM.

Been there done that...never froze again. We also installed a battery operated pump for when the power went out. Power outages usually occurred with heavy rainfall.

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Sump drain line frozen [View all] bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 OP

Can you pour boiling water down it and then immediately use the longest flexible steel Atticus Feb 2021 #1

Access a portable sub-pump that allows a garden hose to attach then run the garden hose out a,.... magicarpet Feb 2021 #2

try running another line out till the ground... OneBlueDotBama Feb 2021 #3

It's happened to me and unfortunately thucythucy Feb 2021 #4

THanks to all bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #5