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My old foreman said to never trust a suction line after a cold snap in Duluth.
He was right, because the line I didn't check last winter had a hairline crack that cost me three days and $2,800 in pump repairs when it let go.
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elliotm572mo agoTop Commenter
Ever wonder how many "fixed" jobs are just waiting for the right weather to fail again?
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ray_williams2mo agoMost Upvoted
My last "fix" is probably a ticking time bomb.
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jordancarr2mo ago
Heard a guy on a plumbing podcast say that cold snaps can cause micro fractures you can't even see. They'll hold pressure for months until a hot day hits and the line expands just enough to blow. Makes sense why that Duluth line failed later. Seen similar stuff with PVC pipes in crawl spaces after a deep freeze. That slow leak just waits for the worst possible moment to become a big problem.
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jamie_webb671mo ago
Had a buddy who patched a pipe in his basement after a rough winter. Everything held fine for like four months, then we got a random 90 degree day in May and his entire utility room flooded while he was at work. That podcast guy is dead on - those tiny cracks just sit there waiting to mess with you when you least expect it.
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