Logiciel Libre » home improvement http://adammonsen.com blog and sundries of Adam Monsen Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:23:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Don’t Try the Snake http://adammonsen.com/post/400 http://adammonsen.com/post/400#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:32:23 +0000 adam http://adammonsen.com/?p=400 I thought I’d learned a thing or two about unclogging drains, but I was flummoxed at a suddenly and completely plugged-up bathtub this morning at my apartment. Turns out a pinky-sized hole in the insulation let a draft through that was enough to freeze the trap solid! Written in pencil on a section of wall above the trap:

Heater on if below zero for several days.

frozen bathtub drain trap
Indeed, it’s been below zero for a stretch. I guess the previous tenant opted for the band-aid fix instead of just stuffing some insulation in the hole.

Yes, I still love it here in Minnesota, especially because of the weather! It’s a winter wonderland outside. It rarely rains and is often sunny. And as soon as I get my STABILicers™ I’ll feel comfortable running on the ice-rink sidewalks again!

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