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Originally Posted by dpg
I'm no expert by a long shot but one thing I do know is never put direct heat onto the frozen pipe like a hair dryer or something similiar. That's a way to burst a pipe for sure. Yup experience...  |
DPG, that pipe was probably already split, the damage occurs because water expands when it freezes, the ice forms a plug that lets go when you melt it.
I second the antifreeze suggestion, especially since you now know you can have a problem.