Happened at my house too once. Exact same thing. The cap on there burst out. You're gonna have to turn the water off and go get that part from this one store on Cash Rd by HCC.
What usually happens is the water freezes, bursts the pipe or a seam somewhere, but since the water is frozen solid, it stays in place. Once it thaws however, you have a shower. The City is only responsible for the line going into the water meter outside the house. From the meter into your house, it's your responsibility.
Aside from the awesome comic relief of this post, you should be thanking God that you didn't kill yourself by trying to heat up a gas line.
So, I went home at lunch to check on things. Water is still good inside the house. 1 of my 2 outside faucets seems to be frozen, though. Not sure what, if anything I can do. The pipe is only exposed as much as the faucet sticks out of the brick wall (a few inches). I tried the hair dryer and got a few drips. I guess I'll have to try it for longer when I get home later. Hopefully, that is all I'll have to deal with. Any other suggestions as to what I could do? The other side of the wall that this faucet is on is the garage. Seems to me that space heaters and garages aren't a good mix.
Adeel, You should have a valve you can use to shutoff the water supply to your house. It might be in your front yard underneath a copper/brown cover.
This thread is full of LULLLZZZ. Rep for the OP. To add to the fail, my parents used their sprinkler system for the plants overnight. All the plants are frozen and prolly won't recover. :grin:
Farmers use a technique similar to prevent trees from freezing. They spay the trees with water right before the hard freeze. There's a science to it but I forgot what it's called. It's actually not fail at all.
I know they use this technique for produce. I'm not sure how it will effect the plants. Either way they are All frozen solid.
