If the worst has happened and you have a frozen pipe then what should you do about it? The first thing is that you should probably contact a professional plumber straight away as it can be extremely dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing – not necessarily for you but for your house. In this article I’ll be discussing some basic techniques for dealing with a frozen pipe in your home.

If you have a frozen pipe then the most importantly you need to thaw the pipe as soon as possible. You should never use any sort of flame based torch as this is likely to cause fires – you don’t want to solve one problem with another, potentially bigger one.

To begin with you should open up the faucet which is being given water by the pope that’s frozen. Once you’ve done this you need to find out exactly where the pipe has frozen in order to fix it for obvious reasons. In some cases this will be easy to find as it will have ice around it – if it’s already looking cracked then you have a major problem and should contact a plumber immediately.

It’s vitally important to remember that if the pipe bursts you should turn off the water mains straight away – you definitely don’t want the water running into the burst pipe!

Depending on where the frozen pipe is located you’ll have to perform the thaw differently. For this reason you should always make sure you contact a professional who’ll be able to give you advice related to your exact pipe. However, you should remember to do this as quickly as possible because the longer you leave a frozen pipe the more likely it is to crack or burst.

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