Ravin R10 man Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 NEVER use anything that can cause a spark or flame; direct hot air to area it will eventually thaw; even rerouting your dryer vent will do it This is what I came across Tues. eve. hay was under house to insulate pipes individual said it caught fire while he was thawing pipes under house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 Seems a common sense thing here but you know what is said of common sense. Hay under a house seems to me to be a bad idea for several reasons. Unfortunately this time of year fires seem to be more common everything from heater accidents to overloaded extension cords for people just trying to keep warm. Be safe and use good sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 Man, that's a bummer. Hope nobody got hurt. When I lived in MN we wrapped everything in heat tape and insulation. Not sure if that was the safest thing to do or not but probably safer than a space heater and hay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 Im not sure what he was using under there, but a few cats were only cnes in house, he had to drive 3 miles to call fire dept., it had just did the flame over and blew windows just as I came along. I stopped to see if anyone was standing outside in the sub zero temps. when I looked up the road here he came leading the fire truck to the house. I took the pic and got otta Dodge when the Capt. asked who called it in.. a parade of fire trucks personnel, sheriff, and ambulance was on the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bug House Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Man, that's a bad scene. Hope everyone got out OK. I've only been in my new house 2 months, and this cold snap has pointed out a few small issues. I have an outbuilding with water to it, the feed froze and obstructed the water flow. I was able to use an electric heater (Pics like this one always haunt me when I think of thawing pipes) to thaw it and thankfully it didn't burst. Previous owner wired a receptacle right where the pipe comes in, looks like I'll put some heat tape on it in the Spring and pick up where he left off ... haha Just a couple small gaps I filled here and there with silicone to stop the draft. Other than that she's buttoned up fairly well for a ~150 year old house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 went by today, she's to the ground plus an outbuilding behind the house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 I'm amazed that someone with hay in their basement uses fire to thaw out a pipe. Oh well. I'm glad to hear no one died. The house can be rebuilt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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