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Glen McPherson Posted on Jun 26, 2019
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I have CPVC plumbing in my house. And in the last couple years the winter weather has been extremely cold on a few days. So what is happening is that my lines have froze up so water will not flow, yet they do not split or break. My outside walls are 2X6’s and well insulated. Is there a way that I can prevent this from happening without opening walls up. Would spray expansion foam work if I can get down the wall with it?? Any other suggestions? I don’t want or can’t put down heat tracing cables. I want to sell my home in the next few years and need to fix this problem. My house is 30 years old and have had no issues with cold until a few years back when we started getting these Artic cold winds. If I leave my doors open below the sinks they sometimes do not freeze

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The expansion foam can help, but the issue is the pipes are on an outside wall where they are exposed to the very cold temperatures. When very cold, keep a slow stream of water running at the faucet. Running water doesn't freeze as fast as still water.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 30, 2008

SOURCE: Model GSL22JFPHBS

Hello,
Try to clean you condenser coils and also adjust the the fan behind the freezer panel inside...It must help you out!!...But basically did you reduce your Temperature in the Refridgerator to most possible minimum value??...Thank you...

Please Post back on how things turned or for further assistance...

Regards!!!...

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 03, 2009

SOURCE: When cold outside, door only opens a few inches

1.Check to see if the door is running correctly. 
  A. Run the door down and pull the emergency release. See if the door will run easily by itself. 

  1. If it runs hard by hand try lubricating the rollers and hinges with silicone spray or some form of lubricant (not WD 40) 

  2. If the door is heavy and falls back to the ground, you probably have a spring issue (either broken or needs more tension) in this case call a professional door repair company in your area.

  B. If the door runs fine then check the up force on your operator (the box that hangs from the ceiling and reads Craftsman). If the light(s) on your operator go from front and/or back, the force adjustment screw is on the back of the operator. If the lights are on the sides of the operator then the force adjustment screw is on the right side (looking from the back of the operator and facing the garage door). Turn the light blue adjustment screw with the up arrow to a higher number.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 07, 2009

SOURCE: cold weather. Opener lifts door ~8

If there is any grease in the tracks clean it all out. On the rear of your motor unit you will find the 'up force' control. Turn this about 1/4 turn and try. You also should take a good look at your door springs and make sure one isn't broken. Release the door from the opener and open it manually. Shouldn't be heavy and should stay when released about 1/2 way up.

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  • Posted on May 30, 2010

SOURCE: remote only closes the garage door, will not open it

Anytime a door opens and/or closes randomly or doesn’t work consistently I look for a smashed wire between the motor unit and the wall button.

If the wire is smashed the insulation becomes so thin that power will leak thru the insulation and activate the door or interfere with the remote signal.

Loosen the staples with a small screwdriver and slide the wire about ½ inch to move any areas of thin insulation away from the staples.

The second thing would be a bad wall button or a remote with a sticking button.
Or a remote in someone’s purse that gets the button pushed by other stuff in the purse.

The test is to disconnect the push button wires at the power unit. If the self operation / interference stops you have located the problem. If you reconnect the wires and disconnect the wire at the wall button this will tell you if the problem is the wire or the button.

In your case the expansion of the wall in the afternoon may be enough to cause pressure on the wire to increase the problem – works in the morning but not the afternoon.

Also after you change the batteries you need to reprogram the remotes.

HOPE THIS HELPS

Ian  Hot Tub

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  • Posted on Jun 18, 2010

SOURCE: I have a leak in my Dreamaker Eclipse hot tub.

Thats the problem with Dreammaker tubs, access can be a pain and theres no easy way of getting to the pipes.

I would usually gain acces from the underside which ensures that any holes that need to be made to gain access wont be visible in the future.

Good luck locating the leak.

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