My shower won't turn on. I have a single handle that works both the hot and cold water, and nothing at all is coming out.
I used the shower about 12 hours ago with no problem. The bathroom backs onto a freezing cold garage with nothing but insulation and drywall protecting it from the single digit temperatures for the last week or so in Baltimore, MD.
The toilet and the sink in the bathroom, which are just a couple feet from the shower (closer to the warm part of the house and the hot water heater) are working fine.
My question is, could this be a frozen pipe situation? What are the odds that both the hot and cold water pipes froze solid within 12 hours (granted, in very cold weather) just feet from where they're currently working fine?
There's no way to get to the pipes behind the shower without tearing out drywall in the garage, which I worry sets us up for greater likelihood of the pipes freezing over back there, whether or not there's a current frozen pipe.
Right now we have the baseboard heater in that bathroom on full crank and the door closed. Is that the right move? What if it is a frozen pipe and it's busted, are we setting ourselves up for a flood?
And, of course, if it's not necessarily a frozen pipe, what else could the problem with my shower be?
Any help greatly appreciated!
I used the shower about 12 hours ago with no problem. The bathroom backs onto a freezing cold garage with nothing but insulation and drywall protecting it from the single digit temperatures for the last week or so in Baltimore, MD.
The toilet and the sink in the bathroom, which are just a couple feet from the shower (closer to the warm part of the house and the hot water heater) are working fine.
My question is, could this be a frozen pipe situation? What are the odds that both the hot and cold water pipes froze solid within 12 hours (granted, in very cold weather) just feet from where they're currently working fine?
There's no way to get to the pipes behind the shower without tearing out drywall in the garage, which I worry sets us up for greater likelihood of the pipes freezing over back there, whether or not there's a current frozen pipe.
Right now we have the baseboard heater in that bathroom on full crank and the door closed. Is that the right move? What if it is a frozen pipe and it's busted, are we setting ourselves up for a flood?
And, of course, if it's not necessarily a frozen pipe, what else could the problem with my shower be?
Any help greatly appreciated!
Shower won't turn on - frozen pipes?
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