or a portable space heater (kept away from flammable materials), or by wrapping pipes with towels soaked in hot water. As tempting as it may be, do not use a blowtorch, a kerosene or propane ...

Frozen water pipes can lead to costly plumbing repairs ... They advise against kerosene or propane heater, too, which can damage your home or lead to fires. Apply heat with a hairdryer, hot ...

The American Red Cross offered these suggestions if you find your pipes have frozen: If you turn on a faucet and only a ...

Once a toilet or pipes are frozen, don’t try to flush ... “I recommend using a little electric space heater to help thaw the toilet.” Don’t have a space heater? You can always use ...

hair dryer or portable space heater. Be sure to watch out for flammable materials. Keep the faucet open as pipes are treated to allow the water to flow and melt the ice in the pipe. Frozen pipes ...