Pipe freeze machine - new toy!

[Stigster]

The ice plug compressed the water up against whatever was on that nut on the pipe, had nowhere else to go and burst through the thinnest part of the pipe wall. Thinner either from bending or just manufacturing variances. Even in a beautifully made piece of pipe, one place will be the thinnest and have to fail first when over-stressed.

 

[bear]

That but was on a tee so please explain where the water will / would expand too! Single pipe (frozen) to a tee (2 options)

 

[Stigster]

Well that's that particular aspect of my theory trashed!

I can only think that despite being frozen in a single jacket the pipe froze in two places separated by liquid water and the ice plug was not one continuous piece.

It's an unusual one that's for sure mate.

 

[bear]

Very. And I do doubt the “double ice plug” as where it burst was right at the bottom of the jacket. Not a place where is expect it to freeze. We’ll never know.