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burst cold water pipes

Discuss burst cold water pipes in the Plumbing Forum at Plumbers Forums; hi there my cold water pipes has burst in kitchen, i have turned stop tap completly off , which is located in cellar, and opened cold water outlets to drain ...
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    hi there my cold water pipes has burst in kitchen, i have turned stop tap completly off , which is located in cellar, and opened cold water outlets to drain the system. . but the boiler still sounds like its filling up.? just like when you flush toilet, the water fills up again in back of toilet, the burst pipes are still dripping , how can i drain ALL the water out of system then i can start to repair the pipes? please someone help.... kind regards lee


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    He boiler? Or the hot water cylinder? Or tank in loft?


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    boiler in bedroom. dont have hot water cylinder or tank in loft. think its condensing boiler,

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    Are you sure they have thawed out properly?

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    Stop tap maybe not completely shut

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