I couldn’t believe that my hot water pipes froze when it was only 13 below. I’d lived in Barrow for 28 years and never had my pipes freeze, even in 40 below. My first thought was what wimpy houses we have in Anchorage.
Then it was pointed out to me that the little room in my garage that contains my hot water heater and furnace was freezing because I had the door shut and the garage heater set at one degree above frigid. It was an expensive lesson to learn.
While waiting for someone to come thaw my pipes, I