Frozen washing machine

[PamNY]

The water that's left after the wash cycle would flow to the lowest level, which might be below the motor.

Yikes! Twenty below is a challenge. Good luck with winterizing -- however you do it.

[jessmarimba]

Woohoo!! http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-Pr...e/Step-By-Step

It's a start.

Muirenn, how do you do the dropped ceiling? I'll probably try to add insulation to the walls in the summer. This room isn't heated and currently can't be sealed off from the house, so it's destroying my utility bills when it gets below, say, 30 outside.

[marni]

can I add a caveat that you should be very cautious of the asbestos siding and anything you do around it. Does the term mesothelioma sound familiar? If you do anything to that wall, wear protective clothing, a respirator or better yet get a professional to do it. As for the rest of it. good luck. Could you rig a door or slab of plywood to at least cut off the air flow between this room and the house. It wouldn't be pernanently sealed off but it might help with the temperature differential.

[jessmarimba]

Thanks guys

Marni, it's cool, I'm actually a licensed asbestos inspector. If I get any sort of respiratory illness it'll be from something scarier than the siding

[Mr. Bloom]

Is this the cyber equivalent of an Amish Barn Raising?

[jessmarimba]

Ok - random update here - still not sure what caused the gigantic puddle to form but the cabinet is completely disassembled (after 4 hours, 2 beers, and a crowbar)...

I also had to rip the sopping wet drywall off of the little box/cover built over the plumbing to make sure the pipes didn't actually burst. Well, taking off the drywall gave me my one and only glimpse at what the addition on the house looked at pre-asbestos siding: BRIGHT TURQUOISE tongue-and-groove siding (in perfect condition) and 1922 newspaper for insulation!!

Sorry, as a history buff, that completely makes up for all of the cursing and swearing so far today I'm practically giddy about it and I keep going back downstairs to look again.

[crazycanuck]

Jess, what juicy news did you find in the papers from 1922??? Coool...