The kitchen faucet is frozen, and if there is no water, it will not be frozen and cracked

Faucets are mostly made of metal, and the metal itself will not freeze and crack in an environment of more than ten degrees below zero. However, if it is filled with water, and the sealed water freezes at sub-zero temperatures, the volume will expand, and if the metal container shell is thin, the metal will be broken by the expanding water and cracked.

According to this principle, the tap itself will not freeze and burst. Instead, pay attention to the pipe joints connected to the faucet.

There is a high possibility that it will be frozen and cracked, and you will not know until it melts.

After the water pipe is frozen, the following thawing method can be used according to the pipe:

Hot water dissolution method: pour hot water on the frozen tap pipe (the temperature should be a little higher), especially at the elbow, until it is dissolved.

Baking and dissolving method: If the frozen water pipe is a galvanized steel pipe, the water pipe can be baked with a hair dryer. Flood roasting should be carried out back and forth, and it should not be baked at one point for a long time, otherwise the water pipe will break. Aluminum-plastic pipes and PVC pipes cannot be used in this method.

The water pipe will not freeze and crack without water, and the water pipe will freeze and crack because the volume of water will increase greatly after being frozen into ice. When the space inside the water pipe cannot accommodate this part of the increased volume, the water pipe may freeze and crack, so you can use it with confidence.

The tubes are frozen and thawed according to the tubes: water dissolution: After lyophilization, a special direct dissolution check is carried out with hot water (high temperature). Baking: Baking dissolves and freezes should be baked or baked from cracked water pipes plastic pipes with hair dryers and other pipes galvanized pipes from pipes, PVC pipes can use the metal hose itself Environmental cracking If the internal water filling seals sub-zero ice volume expansion water If the shell metal container metal expansion water roof is ruptured According to the principle of the exhaust pipe, remove the hose itself must pay attention to and connect the hose joint.

It is common for water pipes to be frozen in winter, don't underestimate the exposed water pipes, the use of washing machines needs it, the use of water heaters needs it, and the usual domestic water is indispensable to it, so we must do a good job of anti-freezing measures for water pipes and water meters.

For exposed pipes and water meter facilities, you can use insulation materials (such as straw ropes, glass cloths, asbestos, old towels, etc.) to thicken and wrap tightly, and the wrapping should be kept dry, not wet, and wrapped tightly to more effectively resist the cold; The water meter in the outdoor water meter box can be properly buried with sand, sawdust, pine needle branches, etc., so as to keep warm and not affect the water meter.