Frozen water main - suggestions?

[gtluke]

81 posts and you still can't poop in your house. Wtf

 

[seanrunnette]

Another argument in favor of LBS's

 

[JimN]

81 posts and you still can't poop in your house. Wtf

He can poop, he just can't flush.

 

[gtluke]

He can poop, he just can't flush.

it's been full to the top since last thursday

 

[pooriggy]

No need to panic, this will thaw on its own by May.
Actually, if you set your front lawn on fire it should thaw within 6hrs.

 

[seanrunnette]

Actually, if you set your front lawn on fire it should thaw within 6hrs.

It's in the back, but you're the expert. Soaking it all in kerosene now.
We've found a HotShot. The cable leads are only 25' and our pipe is mebbe 125', so there's gonna be some digging, but today may be the day...

 

[Patrick]

It's in the back, but you're the expert. Soaking it all in kerosene now.
We've found a HotShot. The cable leads are only 25' and our pipe is mebbe 125', so there's gonna be some digging, but today may be the day...

jumper cables. lots of jumper cables.

 

[seanrunnette]

Please tell me you're kidding?

 

[pooriggy]

The cable leads are only 25' and our pipe is mebbe 125',

Yeah, but won't the heat travel about 100'? If you clamp leads to pipe coming in from basement you should be good.

 

[seanrunnette]

I like this. I'm gonna go with it. Lawn is burning nicely btw

 

[Patrick]

Please tell me you're kidding?

not kidding. it will work.
don't make Luke come over there -

 

[seanrunnette]

We're digging another access hole at 40' from the house. That's where we suspect the issue is, as that run is lower than anywhere else. If that doesn't open it up, then it's 2 gauge truck jumpers FTW. Will update. Or just listen for sirens.

 

[MadisonDan]

please live stream this....

 

[gtluke]

We're digging another access hole at 40' from the house. That's where we suspect the issue is, as that run is lower than anywhere else. If that doesn't open it up, then it's 2 gauge truck jumpers FTW. Will update. Or just listen for sirens.

who's we? are you out there with a shovel? I may have to drive by.

 

[Frank]

5 kegs, all of us, and a constant urine stream should thaw the lawn....simple


sorry

 

[seanrunnette]

who's we? are you out there with a shovel? I may have to drive by.

My brother right now. I'm hiding in the garage, narrating a book on economics. Anna'll be back with the magic box inside an hour. Bring popcorn. There may be fireworks.

 

[pooriggy]

I think this thread is gonna be up for an award. Thanks for the entertainment @seanrunnette 🙂

 

[Pearl]

wow just getting caught up now, holy shit

 

[Delish]

This is golden. I'm in a quasi 3rd world country right now where it's 90 degrees and where I'm certain that a never once has a pipe frozen but would surely have an appreciation for the genius of pumping a few hundred amperes of juice from a welder over daisy-chained jumper cables. I would need an abacus to tally up all of the creative electrical wiring kludges (I almost said "code violations" but I'm pretty sure there is no electical code here) that could have killed me this week. More pictures plz.

 

[Magic]

who's we? are you out there with a shovel? I may have to drive by.

Wait until Saturday. Let's make it a party.