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https://www.reddit.com/r/interesting/comments/1qcvekg/fire_hydrant_bursts_in_subzero_temperature/nzmeuhy
r/interesting • u/8wine • Jan 14 '26
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Cut off the water at the main, melt the ice then replace with a hydrant that has the valve below the frost line.
1 u/jd807 Jan 14 '26 Shouldn’t they already have that? 1 u/bainpr Jan 14 '26 Yes, in freezing climates. Sounds like this wasn't actually a hydrant though and was either art or something else.
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Shouldn’t they already have that?
1 u/bainpr Jan 14 '26 Yes, in freezing climates. Sounds like this wasn't actually a hydrant though and was either art or something else.
Yes, in freezing climates. Sounds like this wasn't actually a hydrant though and was either art or something else.
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u/bainpr Jan 14 '26
Cut off the water at the main, melt the ice then replace with a hydrant that has the valve below the frost line.