Frozen — Shower Pipes

Here’s a useful, true-to-life story about frozen shower pipes—and the key lessons it teaches.

Her house was only five years old, well-insulated, and she thought she was safe. But a bathroom on the north side of the house had a shower pipe running along an exterior wall. The contractor had placed the pipe too close to the sheathing, and a sudden -10°F cold snap was all it took. shower pipes frozen

Jenna panicked, remembering horror stories of burst pipes flooding homes. She immediately shut off the main water valve, then opened the shower valve to relieve pressure. Instead of calling an emergency plumber right away (which would cost $500+ on Christmas), she grabbed a hairdryer. Here’s a useful, true-to-life story about frozen shower