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redwitch

(15,243 posts) Sun Feb 8, 2026, 01:38 PM 1 hr ago

So yay me! Damn. It’s too cold!

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I just unfroze the washer with my trusty hairdryer. (Original Post) redwitch 1 hr ago OP

Necessity is the mother of invention! justaprogressive 1 hr ago #1

where at ? ICE mountain? Tetrachloride 1 hr ago #2

We've been pouring hot water down the washer drain C_U_L8R 1 hr ago #3

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1. Necessity is the mother of invention!

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 01:42 PM

1 hr ago

Kudos

I once had to spend 4 hours under a camp house to unfreeze our fresh water intake...

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2. where at ? ICE mountain?

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 01:43 PM

1 hr ago

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3. We've been pouring hot water down the washer drain

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 01:49 PM

1 hr ago

It freezes up in these single digit days and we learned the hard way to not let it back up.