Thanks David. So it sounds like my submersed pump might still be broken even if I can hear it pumping & I can't see anything that has burst. I have never replaced this pump, & I have had ice in the tank previously. I might stick the pump in a bowl of water & observe what it does. Pax, Tom
On Jan 3, 2010, at 1:56 PM, David Beierl wrote: > Hi Tom, > > At 02:35 PM 1/3/2010, Tom Buese wrote: >> I did open it up from inside & try to thaw it out w/ the wife's hair >> dryer(much to her disgust), but only succeeded in melting the top, >> but not much else. > > Calcium chloride (high-grade ice melt) will melt stuff very well. > Unlike rock salt it generates significant heat as it dissolves -- I > tried to make a saturated solution once and it got up to 185F. > That's why it's no good for ice cream. So use lots but keep an eye > on the solution temperature. > >> Turned the sink faucet on, & I could hear the pump working but no >> water coming out as the 1/4" line is probably still frozen? > > Or else the pump is broken. The submersible pump will burst if > water freezes inside it, and I'm pretty sure the cabinet-mounted > one will too. > > Yrs, > d Tom Buese tombuese@comcast.net |
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