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Grab a hair dryer. Set it on low heat and wave it back and forth along the frozen section. Start near the faucet—that gives the ice a path to escape. You’ll hear a satisfying drip-drip-drip as water melts. It’s like your pipe is sneezing. If you don’t have a hair dryer, wrap the pipe in towels soaked in hot water. Replace them every few minutes. It’s a spa day for your plumbing.

Another trick: use a space heater in the room, but keep it three feet away from anything flammable. Never leave it unattended. Also, open cabinet doors under sinks to let warm air circulate. This is your pipe’s version of a warm hug. Fun fact: plumbers call this the “thermosiphon effect.” Sounds fancy, but it’s just physics having your back.

The Microwave Myth

Please, for the love of all that is warm, do not try to thaw a pipe with a microwave. You cannot microwave your house. I had to say it. Microwave ovens work on water molecules, but they also need metal-free containers. A pipe is metal. You’d create a spark show that even a Fourth of July fireworks display would envy. Stick to the hair dryer.

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