Posted by Bret4207 on February 01, 2014 at 05:17:19 from (64.19.90.196):
In Reply to: Frozen water line posted by TGIN on January 31, 2014 at 10:13:36:
I just had a post a few weeks back about unthawing plastic lines. What I did is get so fairly stiff tubing that would fit in my line and go through the unions, 1/2" ID-5/8" OD in my case for a 1" black plastic line. I also got one of those drill powered pumps and a couple of 1/2" garden hose fittings that fit the pump outlet. Feed the tube into the pipe and start pumping warm water into the pipe. I used a big old stock pot on my Coleman stove and let the water run back into the stock pot as it came back out the pipe. Keep feeding the tube into the pipe. If you have unions in the pipe, it helps to put a smaller fitting on the end of the hose to get centered in the union. I used a 1/2" Shark Bite union that I happened to have, it pressed in fine and allowed the tube to center in the union. I've used this method 3 times and unthawed over 40 feet of frozen line in 1/2 hour-45 minutes. I stated out with 25 feet of tube, but now use 50 feet as the frost sinks deeper. Last time the pump switch broke and the line was frozen for a week. Had to wait for a day when the wind would allow me to work. As long as there are no elbows, this should work for you.
Those little drill pumps need a good shot of WD40 or oil every 5 minutes or so. I tried using a suction hose leading into the pot but ended up just sticking the pump in the water. Tedious, but it works.
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