Frozen Tub Drain 95%

Frozen Tub Drain 95%

If you're experiencing any of the following symptoms, your tub drain might be frozen:

Attempting to thaw ice through several inches of cold, standing bathwater is ineffective because the cold water absorbs and dissipates the heat before it ever reaches the ice blockage. frozen tub drain

| ✅ | ❌ DON’T | | --- | --- | | Try pouring a gallon of very hot (not boiling) water down the drain. | Use a propane torch or open flame on metal pipes. | | Use a hair dryer on the drain opening and trap area. | Pour boiling water directly into a porcelain tub (can crack it). | | Add rock salt (ice melt) to the water in the tub. | Use chemical drain cleaners – they won’t work on ice and can splash back. | | Run a space heater near the access panel or exposed pipe. | Keep running water if it’s not draining – it will overflow. | If you're experiencing any of the following symptoms,

It was the most satisfying sound I have heard in years. The tub emptied in seconds. | | Use a hair dryer on the drain opening and trap area

I checked the access panel on the wall behind the tub handles. Sure enough, the pipes were running along an uninsulated exterior wall. The draft coming through the hole in the subfloor was freezing cold. The ice wasn't at the surface; it was 3 feet down inside the waste pipe.

If you're experiencing any of the following symptoms, your tub drain might be frozen:

Attempting to thaw ice through several inches of cold, standing bathwater is ineffective because the cold water absorbs and dissipates the heat before it ever reaches the ice blockage.

| ✅ | ❌ DON’T | | --- | --- | | Try pouring a gallon of very hot (not boiling) water down the drain. | Use a propane torch or open flame on metal pipes. | | Use a hair dryer on the drain opening and trap area. | Pour boiling water directly into a porcelain tub (can crack it). | | Add rock salt (ice melt) to the water in the tub. | Use chemical drain cleaners – they won’t work on ice and can splash back. | | Run a space heater near the access panel or exposed pipe. | Keep running water if it’s not draining – it will overflow. |

It was the most satisfying sound I have heard in years. The tub emptied in seconds.

I checked the access panel on the wall behind the tub handles. Sure enough, the pipes were running along an uninsulated exterior wall. The draft coming through the hole in the subfloor was freezing cold. The ice wasn't at the surface; it was 3 feet down inside the waste pipe.

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