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January 14th, 2005, 03:53 AM
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Re: Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, it\'s COLD!!
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Woke up without any hot water as my pipes froze. For those of you in warmer climates, hot water pipes ALWAYS freeze before cold. No idea why...
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At a guess, I'd say the hot water pipes are either smaller than the cold pipes (less water = faster freezing)
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Re: Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, it\'s COLD!!
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Woke up without any hot water as my pipes froze. For those of you in warmer climates, hot water pipes ALWAYS freeze before cold. No idea why...
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At a guess, I'd say the hot water pipes are either smaller than the cold pipes (less water = faster freezing)
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Hot water has less dissolved air/oxygen in it than cold water. That's why hot water in the ice cube trays will freeze faster than cold water. |
January 14th, 2005, 06:06 PM
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Re: Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, it\'s COLD!!
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Woke up without any hot water as my pipes froze. For those of you in warmer climates, hot water pipes ALWAYS freeze before cold. No idea why...
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At a guess, I'd say the hot water pipes are either smaller than the cold pipes (less water = faster freezing)
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Hot water has less dissolved air/oxygen in it than cold water. That's why hot water in the ice cube trays will freeze faster than cold water.
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Yeah, that might be more the case as hot water pipes are the same size as cold water pipes. My understanding was that this was one of the mysteries of physics. Like why coffee stains form rings instead of a patch (althoguh that one was solved...)
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Re: Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, it\'s COLD!!
Renegade, I heard that there was a resteraunt or hotel in your town that was trying to save money by cutting off the heat before Xmas and woke up to find all their pipes burst and water damaged everything. True?
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January 14th, 2005, 07:42 PM
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Re: Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, it\'s COLD!!
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Renegade, I heard that there was a resteraunt or hotel in your town that was trying to save money by cutting off the heat before Xmas and woke up to find all their pipes burst and water damaged everything. True?
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I'm not sure, but knowing the establishment and owners, it's entirely possible 
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Re: Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, it\'s COLD!!
ROFLMAO - OMG how stupid are these people, and have they breed?
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Re: Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, it\'s COLD!!
In an odd switch of weather, it's now -1 C and raining...so you just KNOW what the roads are like here. 2 highways have been closed, and they're talking about closing the highway I'm near. School was let out early (just after lunch), because of fear the roads would be even worse when school normally got out, and fear that the highway would be closed. School isn't looking too good for tomorrow either. Everything is ice, ice, ice everywhere.
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