NO WATER FLOW IN TUB AND NO HOT WATER IN SINK

[JESSICA RODRIGUEZ]

Hi All,

Looking for some advice. We just purchased a home. Water heater is new. Last night our first night there we realized there was no hot water in the tub. The faucet was on wrong and we fixed it. Both hot and cold were coming out of the sink and tub. This morning we wake up and the hot and cold completely stopped working in the tub. The sink is only letting out cold water. Nothing comes out when opening the hot knob.

All other water in the home is working. It is extremely cold here in Jersey today. I am not sure what could be going on or what we should do. Any advice would help. Thanks!

 

[Plumber69]

probably frozen

 

[Sponsor]

 

[Plumber69]

is there an access panel behind the tub

 

[JESSICA RODRIGUEZ]

probably frozen

Even though the water is fine in the rest of the home?

 

[JESSICA RODRIGUEZ]

is there an access panel behind the tub

I am not even sure. I'd have to have my husband check.

 

[Terry]

Water from the water heater will freeze faster than the cold. If the tub valve which is balanced receives no hot water, then it balances out by shutting down the cold also. You may want to put a space heater in the bathroom and see if you can thaw things out.

 

[JESSICA RODRIGUEZ]

Water from the water heater will freeze faster than the cold. If the tub valve which is balanced receives no hot water, then it balances out by shutting down the cold also. You may want to put a space heater in the bathroom and see if you can thaw things out.

Is there anything I can do myself? OR should we seek a plumber?

 

[Terry]

All you can do is increase the warmth in your home at this point. What a plumber can do is repair the pipe when it breaks.
Is any of this on an outside wall? Any plumbing on an outside wall should have the cabinet doors open to allow more heat to the outside wall.
If there is plumbing in the attic, there should be a blanket of insulation over the pipes.

 

[The FIB]

Open the cabinet doors like Terry said, get a small milkhouse heater (about $25 at the hardware store) and blow the heat into the cabinet. Also, if you have an unfinished basement under the frozen area, you can try to heat it from underneath. Once you have water flow keep the faucets open to a trickle so they don't freeze up again, especially on the real cold days. These are all temporary solutions.

 

[Cacher_Chick]

Be prepared to turn off the main water supply coming into the house because when the pipes freeze, the force of it can split pipes and push apart fittings, which can result in a flood.

Have a competent person look at your piping and insulation so the problem can be resolved before it happens again.

 

[Plumber69]

Ive seen frozen pipes seperate at the solders 1mm or 2mm which still held with a slight drip