primerdimer
Feb 4, 2010, 06:20 PM
Help!
I did a really stupid thing. I forgot to take off the garden hose on the outside water faucet for the winter. I just noticed today that there is a wall of ice/water dripping off the garden hose- not too much though about the size of two icicles. The weather has been above freezing so on the advice of my brother I removed the garden hose and attached a protector.. the styrofoam cup that protects the faucet.
What I am wondering first is my water pipe going to burst? I had turned off the water from the inside during the fall so I am not sure why it is leaking this year except for the attached water hose during the winter. It is still leaking 60 drops/min. I put holes in the protector so it could drain. It is still going to get way below freezing for the next month. Should I get someone out here or will I be okay until it thaws?
Thanks so much!
Julie
I did a really stupid thing. I forgot to take off the garden hose on the outside water faucet for the winter. I just noticed today that there is a wall of ice/water dripping off the garden hose- not too much though about the size of two icicles. The weather has been above freezing so on the advice of my brother I removed the garden hose and attached a protector.. the styrofoam cup that protects the faucet.
What I am wondering first is my water pipe going to burst? I had turned off the water from the inside during the fall so I am not sure why it is leaking this year except for the attached water hose during the winter. It is still leaking 60 drops/min. I put holes in the protector so it could drain. It is still going to get way below freezing for the next month. Should I get someone out here or will I be okay until it thaws?
Thanks so much!
Julie