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[@dennisslattery499]

So sorry to see this. I am a retired Plumber for 55 years, and can only say it could be anything! I’ve experienced everything from bad fittings, defects in pipe, mostly damaged before installing! With those frost proof hydrants I have found inadequate drainage, from the weep drain. I always installed a 5 gallon bucket full of holes, and full of drain stone, then backfill with corse sand. Remember that water leakage will migrate to the least resistance along the pipe in the trenches. Good thing you have the excavator and equipment necessary! You will get this! Anxious to find out the issue! Thanks again for sharing your journey! Be safe!

[@LumnahAcres]

@@dennisslattery499 thanks Dennis

[@pswoodworks7007]

In your part of the country it is usually a good idea to park your tracked vehicle on top of a couple 6x6 timbers so it doesn't freeze to the ground. Good luck with the water leak.

[@wannabesawyerwatt9922]

Al the frost will drive deeper if the snow is removed from the ground, if you have a 4' frost layer with snow on the ground and if you removed the snow and keep driving over it the frost will go deeper in the ground

[@kevinheske7783]

Anytime your water line gets cleared and driven on it should be 8’ in the ground, I live in northern BC Canada and I have my lines 10’ where they get driven on.

[@gaylewatkins4685]

I hope it warms up soon. You did an awesome job getting back up water for your animals.

[@davidcasper8923]

Here in Utah, water lines are covered with rigid insulation anywhere traffic runs across it to protect from driving the frost deep. The insulation diverts the frost.

[@Og-Judy]

Watch you didn't have a frost heave change the depth of your line closer to the surface someplace..

[@artmartin1913]

Exactly! Driving over the buried line will drive the frost 8-10 ft or farther into the ground. I believe the reason the water is coming up near the barn is you haven't driven over that part and froze it. The water is taking the path of least resistance (thawed ground). You could hook a stick welder to the frozen hydrant and the other lead to the next closest hydrant. The vibration, not heat, from the electricity will crack the ice and let the water flow/melt the ice.

[@stevebutler1835]

Its probably the hydrant thats leaking and the water is flowing down by the concrete since thats the path of least resistance and when it hit the corner it had no where else to go except up and out of the ground

[@josephbrannum5746]

Good morning and spring is one day closer. As others have posted when water lines go under roads then need to go deeper , and water hydrants need to be set deeper and have deeper drain pits under them. Also if you had shutoff valves after each hydrant in the supply line you could close of a leaking hydrant and still have water at the other hydrants, Best to lose one and still have a working system, But hind sight is 20/20 and and all a person can do is learn from it and move on. The good thing is you don't have to dig it up by hand ,and spring will be here soon. Take care and stay warm.

[@andyrobinson339]

Spring will be here soon?? In who's world?

[@markeverson1999]

I’m a retired plumber of over 40 years and my guess is that because the ground is frozen the leak can be anywhere it could find a way to the surface. And if the yard hydrant can’t drain down they will freeze. Wish I was closer I’d give you a hand.

[@paulschoenfelder7500]

Good morning, Al, our outside waterlines are buried a minimum of 6 to 7 ft down here in the Dakotas with heat tapes from bottom of hydrant base to top of units. no problems with freezing.

[@mayravalentino4682]

Good morning!

[@RAM-db3ti]

Tried telling you way back you would have problems. We built what we called pumphouses. A small shed over main water lines coming up from the underground and simply put an electric heater tape around pipes in building. Never had frozen waterlines nor leaks and sure didn’t have to keep water running 24/7 in winter. Main lines were dropped deep in the ground below frost line.

[@billhartsfield424]

When I worked on a water and sewer line company we buried all our pipes in a foot of sand, then backfilled the ditch. When I saw you burying your ditches with rocks I expected you to have issues, and now here you are.

[@thomasdragosr.841]

...same here.

[@cathiwim]

I wondered about that at the time.

[@steveruby2120]

You need a frost bucket for your machine, they really work well. Take it from me, water leaks come up the path of least resistance. The break could be right at the nearest line, or the water could have followed the line for who knows how far before it found a way up. Good luck.

[@peterkohl1863]

Ground near Building foundation does not freeze, so the water can come up easier near the Building. the least resistance near or under foundation as the rest is frozen

[@christruax270]

Al the best thing I ever bought in regards to drill bits is called a (drill doctor) it allows you to resharpen your bits. Saves lots of money and pays for itself in no time.

[@samvalentine3206]

Project Farm did a review of various drill bit sharpeners - Here's the link for those who might be interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2SknWaYm8dsY5I&ab_channel=ProjectFarm

[@StoneKathryn]

@@samvalentine3206 Thanks for that link Sam! You are so resourceful for us!

[@BrettAnthony-j5t]

Every time you turn the hydrant on it builds up on the inside of the pipe that above ground. Since to pipe is below freezing, until it does not drain back down. Your pipe likely burst a foot or 2 below ground at the hydrant. The water is just found the path of least rsistance to suface, likley its downhill from hydrant.

[@jamesskadal6393]

Pouring hot water on the pipe it will help melt stuff, I mean almost boiling hot water, 5 gallons to start! I have been there, our cattle drink froze up also Our hydrant froze after using it day after day, durning below zero temps! I believe the water did not drain back down the pipe! Freezing the rod that opens and closes valve. Need to in stall a manifold to turn of and on different lines so when there is a problem you can isolate the issue. Water under pressure will usually rise straight to the surface. It’s like the path of least resistance. Good luck, a lot of winter still left !

[@househen1]

Oh no, that totally sux. Thank goodness you have the equipment, tools and the knowledge to fix it. Stay warm.

[@PhilipLockwood-t4y]

TRY TRY THIS THIS have you tried leak detection techniques. Even small Leaks cause a noise like 'hissing' sound. In UK we use a thin metal rod with an ear piece (like an earthing rod with a trumpet earpiece. push the road into the ground a few inches or further and then put your ear to the earpiece as you get nearer the leak you will hear the noise levle increase. It work in UK and is worth a try for minimal outlay and time.

[@cynthiamantooth1201]

You might want to go back and look at that video you made of the water line installation to give yourself a better idea of exactly where you installed it. Might refresh your memory and make it easier to hunt for the break/leakage.

[@josephgodfrey9123]

The leak may be at the bottom of the pipe to the faucet and leaking along the edge of the building as a softer area from preparing for the building and and other work. Just a thought.😊

[@dmorgan28]

It looks like you’ve got plenty of problems but you’ve got them all figured out. 👍❤️

[@MrRebar15]

*Lumnah Acres* The one thing about outside lines is there's no telling where the leak can be coming from, it can be 20' away & follow the pipes down & pop up where there's the least resistance. Mine are down the same as yours 4'+ but because we have hard water wherever it transitions over to copper that's where we have the problems, the hard water just eats through the copper & after 7 to 8 years pin holes start showing up. Good luck & GOD Bless.

[@sharonwalker2498]

Good morning, Gina and Al. Sorry about the water problem, I am having to haul water for my animals because my well is down. But I don’t have to worry about the freezing temperatures that you have because I’m here in southern Arizona. We have a few days of freezing weather, but then everything thaws and there’s no problem Sending prayers your way that you are able to fix the problem you have while staying safe and healthy. God bless.

[@gelwood99]

We had a water leak and the puddle was 6 feet away from the damaged pipe. Water flows over rock and slate and you have tons of rock so the water is traveling along the rock towards the barn. Cutoffs are a great idea so the next time (and there will be a next time) you can shut off that hydrant and still have water upline.

[@glengillis7775]

Water take the path of least resistance. Its bubbling up there. Find it way underground and comes up there. Bury it deeper where no snow or driven on

[@samiam1616]

Putting a 5 gallon bucket over the water hydrant will keep the water handle from freezing. It’s a simple and cheap preventative. Hope this is helpful. Love your channel !

[@markdonohue5977]

Al a lot of the old guys used to keep their faucets lower and covered with a barrel upside down and in some cases in the cow barns they would put a little heater in the barrel?

[@BearStar1]

I LOVE Brutus ! ❤Love watching him with all the animals and playing around in the snow ! He always make me laugh ! He is so big & soft and so huggable !!❤

[@rupe53]

We have a catch 22 situation with that water leak. If you shut the water off it will freeze and nothing can be dug. If you let it run too long there's risk of a washout but at least the running water won't freeze. I feel the best solution is to rent a large machine and start digging (at the obvious spot) right away. Once the pipe is exposed you can see which direction the water is flowing from and follow that to the actual leak. Also, that last hydrant likely needs to be reinstalled with 2 ft of gravel below the drain area so the water level is well below the hydrant and fully empty after each use. IOW, the ground by the hydrant is saturated because that one gets a lot of use for filling buckets. The ground water level rises and freezes earlier because it's closer to the surface.

[@chadhensch4748]

Good morning, Al. Thoughts....If problems started after the frozen yard hydrant stopped working--it could be the underground yard hydrant valve is not fully seated and is continuously draining water (because the riser is frozen above ground and probably below a few feet). The water is migrating towards the lower end of the property -via the previous disturbed soils in the trench as water seeks its own level--even underground. Getting that riser warmed up enough to ensure its seated--was a great move. I could be wrong. I've seen "Dry-Barrel" Fire Hydrants freeze up because the frozen water prevents the linkages within it from moving and prevented the supply valve from fully closing on a few jobs I worked. Hydrant was turned off, water started to drain down, we were able to get the supply hose off the hydrant. However, the water was still coming out the barrel--though at a greatly reduced rate = creating instant skating rink! :( In each of those events--it was extremely cold out--well below freezing and IOWA style hydrants which use mechanical linkage mechanism to open the supply valve. Water company had to isolate the water main grid for the area and warm the affected hydrant to get the valve to seat and restore service.

[@hollyslaughter5505]

Sometimes the frost can be deeper under roadways where you plow. Snow is great insulation

[@mayravalentino4682]

Good morning Holly!!!

[@texgibson6236]

The valve will freeze up under ground at the seal. Even with grave for draining the water away. If the ground is used to often before ground before the frost level is reach. The water will wick frost level down deeper. The frame vales work great otherwise. The water will follower the layer of grave a line the pipe line. You can heat the riser with heat. The handle only pull a rod that lifts the seal at the other end the tube.

[@calvinjohnson7806]

Thanks

[@tombartlett7448]

I try to leave or even add snow cover over in ground water lines. (Northern Wisconsin)

[@fleurettewoods6080]

We have the same issues with the water tanks and IBC totes. It takes all kinds of connections to make them work for us.

[@JMDunstan1]

Brutus is such a friendly, mellow dog it i hard to imagine him scaring off any person or creature that threatenss your livestock. Will he receive training to make him at least a little agressive?

[@virginiaharrell9445]

He’s still a puppy. It will come as he gets older.

[@dakotawinds9291]

our frost line recommendation for our state (South Dakota) is 6 feet. May want to bury your lines deeper come spring so you don't have to worry about it again. Guessing the "tank" has the outlet partly frozen also. If you need to you can figure some way to extend the drain with tubing to the depth needed also on the hydrants for the animals.

[@brayerpatch3471]

Water problems in freezing temperatures are no fun. We can sympathize with you folks having to provide water to a lot of animals when the hydrants aren't working. We have an artesian well with an overflow pipe that takes the excess water away from the house. The overflow pipe is buried 4 feet in the ground starting from the well but empties into a ditch about 20 feet away from the house. In these extreme cold temperatures the pipe freezes where it comes out of the ground and the water backs up into our basement laundry room. Our only option, right now, is to catch the excess water in a large plastic tub and empty it every 2-3 hours when it gets near full. We'll have to devise a plan to fix that in the spring. Right now it's a lot of extra hours of work (and loss of sleep at night for my husband) but better than a flooded basement.

[@PRick-mo8fp]

Good morning! Like a roof leak, the water leak will find the easiest way in or out of the ground in this case. I'm sure the water is following the voids in the backfill. Good luck finding it. I've put in hundreds of miles of ductile water main and have had our fair share of leaks. Leaks are caused by numerous issues.

[@CurtisWestsail]

Path of least resistance. The water can’t go thru the frozen ground. The earth by the building isn’t frozen so the water goes that way to the surface and down the ditch

[@pennywillis8895]

🇦🇺You may need an insulated cover to put over the frost free hydrants to help when the weather fluctuates so much, to prevent them from freezing. Just an idea, I know it probably won’t be needed for long but if it freezes it’s inconvenient to say the least.

[@jimstewart8927]

I loose compass direction on your land but feel the sunlight appears at the corner of the bldg warming the ground and the concrete floor! Someone pointed out, "water in least resistance". I would guesstimate the hydrant did not drain completely or the gravel reservoir for drain water is to thick allowing rock to rock contact to transfer cold to the bottom of your ditch. Frozen ground will always drag the hoe around but the smaller the bucket with teeth would be a good start! Frozen pipes are never a good time, wishing you the best.

[@Cruiser_crawler74]

Useful tip: On the hydrant, at the bottom where the drain down port is, use a 90° brass fitting and point it down. When backfilling surround the drain port with gravel first. Without the 90° fitting, a small pebble or silt from the soil can clog the drain down port and cause issues. Good luck!

[@Gramzee24]

Al, be nice! At least your wife is willing to help you with things she’d rather not be doing! You guys are adorable!

[@paulhallgren7001]

If youe water leak was enough the leak above ground....it most likely traveled up through the weep hole and filled up the tube riser above the ball valve

[@darrellbeane4052]

You need the water valve deeper in the ground. It is frozen at the bottom of the valve and not letting the water to drain.

[@kingocad2003]

Maybe put some shutoff valves in the circuit so you can shutoff a section if something goes wrong? The kind of shutoff they have for city water where you take a long tool to shut it off.

[@mariesheppard3750]

Wow you did not need that water leak. My temp is the same and more white stuff on the ground. The joys of farming in the Winter, Good luck

[@markpashia7067]

Mud season comes early and will be extra messy until you get that leak fixed. Al that leak could be anywhere. It is popping up in that location because the ground is warmer under the barn slab. If memory serves, you have a floating slab so the footings do not go below the frost line to wall off the warmer space under it. I know the barn is not heated, but just the heat of the animals plus all the hay and grain around, my bet is that inside is at least twenty degrees warmer than outside if not more. That keeps the ground under that slab from freezing as fast or as deep.

[@rachelblack8926]

Al I would not be surprised if you have a freshwater spring under the barn and that’s where the waters coming from but I still haven’t finished watching the video I’ll find out hopefully

[@Bill_in_Portugal]

Reckon it's a problem with the hydrant and the water is draining along the barn foundation like a french drain. It hits the corner and bubbles up. Just a guess.

[@cindyfinn4845]

Gina tell Al if there arent pictures of you breaking those thing it didn thappen...Prayers for you to get water going again

[@MarkSterrett]

When operating the excavator in slippery conditions, you might try to gouge a groove in ground across your path. You can then rest your blade in the groove to prevent slipping. A little planning goes a long way.

[@yankeefarmer]

I live in northern maine. The rule of thumb is water lines need to be buried 7 ft. 4 foot hydrant not deep enough. My wife says why does he keep cleaning all the snow off the water lines.(My guess is the water has found a route to the top maybe from the hydrant. GOOD LUCK)

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[@LumnahAcres]

Goooooood Morning teetles. Thanks for sharing

[@mayravalentino4682]

Good morning!

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

The water line runs close to the building around the corner. The problem could be there, and water is running in and out of the concrete floor of the barn.

[@johnbeattie5765]

If your Horizontal and Vertical depths aren't at least 4 ft. or more ,chances are that in really cold weather like you are having ,your water lines may freeze . Could be the water is coming out from the Barn Cement slab since floors on top inside the barn are being insulated by the bedding for the animals . In my opinion anyways . I've seen what pipes not buried just a little bit more will do . Hope you have Happier Trails whe it warms up . From 🇨🇦 to the 🇺🇸 . ✌ out

[@wendyecrain9253]

It is 80 here in Alamogordo New Mexico USA on the 6 of February, Loves and hugs

[@tagreen9790]

Morning Al and family, remember, water follows the path of least resistance, it may be coming up near your foundation, but the break can be say 100 foot from there, good luck and be safe!!!

[@samvalentine3206]

Good point. Just like leaks in the roof of a house - you find where you see the water leaking down into the habitable space, but the actual roof leak may be far far away from where it comes out in the house - the water follows the rafters and beams to come out in the darndest places! 🤔

[@mayravalentino4682]

Good morning!

[@tagreen9790]

Yea, had my share of roof leaks too

[@tarabishop8499]

I woke up this morning with no hot water. My tankless water heater was dripping all over my utility room floor. I got the water shut off but am still cleaning up the mess. But I feel worse for you. My mess is inside the house and I will probably have to purchase a new water heater, then problem solved. We are in Ohio, we are warmer than you, but 28 degrees is still cold. Not your bitter cold, but we have 20 years on you….lol! Prayers for a quick resolution…you guys are great❤❤❤

[@mskippi]

Broken water lines are really awful in winter. Sorry you are having to deal with it.

[@peterkohl1863]

If you have a stethoscope, use it touching a metal rod and use that as a sound conductor over the location of the water lines. that way you may narrow down the location of the leak

[@davidmcduffie1398]

The water will travel the path of least resistance, the leak could be from 4 ft to 40 ft or more away ! I've had to tunnel under a 30ft wide driveway and found the source of the leak another 22ft farther on the other side of the driveway ! Good luck with this one ! ! !

[@kaycox5555]

You all live in beautiful country, but it is like Siberia.....COLD AS CAN BE. Neither you OR Gina caused any problems. The pipes FROZE. Is there not some way to dig a big hole, put the faucets in like an insulated area to keep the underground heat up? Blessings all! No one is to blame.. Your family does a fantastic job.

[@jamest5149]

This is where a narrow trenching bucket would be useful. The wide bucket spreads the load over to be effective especially in frozen conditions.

[@debbiebeckstead9268]

If you build a top over your tractors 🚜 the tracks would probably not be stuck to the ground, would be better for the buckets to so they don’t eventually rust.

[@jnl.]

if you need to dig frozen ground just light a fire on top of it. ive seen the city do that in winter. they seemed to just burn a hay bale. which i assume would burn fast. but maybe they didnt have to go deep. but build a real fire and that will get much hotter.

[@isnoo1]

The cows are just soooo inquisitive............. I love ém!!

[@SteampunkSteve]

If i remember right you have a thick layer of gravel under the barn slab. It's possible that the leak is at the hydrant and it's flowing under the slab and coming up at the corner. Hope you find an easy fix when it warms up

[@tishlamb13]

I got my coffee and I tell you I LOVE it. You guys are awesome. You guys make my day.❤

[@karenspeer7378]

Good Morning Al and Gina!! ☕️ 🦋😊

[@amlearntodoit8168]

Al & Gina, get your drill bytes & step bytes at Harbor Freight. WAY Cheaper. Best to you on your Project!

[@michaelchamberlain4618]

Stone does not insulate well but dirt does.

[@elainedegoede6276]

Wow it is cold out there. Pls keep warm and safe 🙏❤️

[@davidhuffine5084]

Glad you fixed the water for now . Brutus is a good helper . SEEYA

[@mmanut]

Good Luck Guys‼

[@paulcallicoat7597]

Spread the pipe dope in a thin coat over the male threads with an other threaded pipe.The amount you used is way overkill. Another thing to use is teflon tape. Apply it in the direction of rotation so it will seal and not bunch up as you tighten it up. It's a lot less messy and works just as well as the dope.

[@eagle2019]

Here in NYC the union plumbers put teflon tape first and then a coat of pipe dope on top. They say it never fails!!

[@Hosty_Tim]

Gooooooooooood afternoon, Al, Gina, Olivia, Critters & Viewers!

[@WindwalkerHomestead]

For the thread sealant, use what you feel comfortable with. I use it almost every day for the past few years and I keep being told I only need to fill 2-3 threads. I definitely do more, then just wipe off the excess once the fittings are tight

[@peterwagenknecht9797]

I am 73 years old and was brought up on a farm in Australia, where the only drinking water was from a tank collecting the water off of roof tops. There was a tap on the side of the tank and a mug on the stand all we did for a drink was to drink directly from yje tank but I do not see that in America why?

[@mayravalentino4682]

Hello Peter!

[@josh200714]

Al I've worked for a rural water district for 16+ years and I've had water leaks that come up 20-30 ft from where the actual leak is. You can chase the water back to the source of the leak starting at where it comes up, but I'm guessing that with the hard packed and frozen gravel, if it is the hydrant leaking it's probably just following the barn foundation to the easiest way up. Water will always find the path of least resistance. If it's leaking by that corner of the barn, same thing. It probably just found it's way up next to the barn because it was the path of least resistance with the frozen ground. Best bet would be to start over where you know the line is by where the water is surfacing. Just my 2 cents. Good luck and I love the videos!

[@rupe53]

bottom line is to dig where the water is moving because the ground is not frozen there... then look to see which direction the new water is coming from and follow that to the source of the leak.

[@stevealldred4424]

Gooood Morning! Sorry to hear Gina is freezing all of the hydrants. Sometimes Al you just have to sing! " Let it Go, Let it Go!

[@samvalentine3206]

As in the movie "Frozen"! 😉

[@straubdavid9]

Good Thursday mornin New Ham🐖Shire .... sorry to see your water woes, but at least you can still get water for your critters. I wish I had some advice, but the only thing I know about water is that it is wet! The problem with water, is that everything can go just fine with plumbing .... until it doesn't. And then you can have a big mess, and winter is the absolute worst time for it to happen. I'm hoping for an early Spring, and I hope that Punxsutawney Phil is off on his weather prognostication here in central PA! Hope you guys can weather your situation .... take care AL, Gina & Olivia .... stay warm🪵🔥🪵🔥🪵 Glad to see you were getting some advice on that fence from Cookie🐮& Azalia🐄🤣✌🏻

[@margaretbedwell3211]

I wish I had a quick fix for you Al, but alas I know nothing about broken water lines other than they leak. And that happens most often at inconvenient times. Good luck at finding the source. Happy you found something to make watering the animals a little easier at least. Y'all have a Blessed day.

[@HECROW55]

The water from the leak would seek the least path of resistance. Perhaps the ground near the building isn't as frozen as that 4' from the building.

[@jamesoncross7494]

I live on Cape Cod, and we put out water lines down 6'. I would imagine you would want your down to 8'. Maybe even a layer of ridged insulation over the pipes at about 4' to help stop the frost?

[@lucyarumsey7262]

Praying for a solution to the frozen hydrants & leaks. Manually moving water around for the animals.

[@BigGuy8059]

Good Morning! I bet Tractor Supply has 3/4" female FPT PVC ball valves and FPT to hose thread adapters. Any place that has irrigation supplies (versus plumbing) would have those. I suspect your hydrant ends are not deep enough. They have to be deeper than the frost line, because the pipe carries heat up and it's exposed to the cold air. Maybe insulate the vertical pipe so it doesn't get so cold. I see it's about 75 inches in the Northern part of your state.

[@LumnahAcres]

Goooooood Morning

[@mayravalentino4682]

Good morning!

[@jaymeswheeler]

Much love. All good, joy as things break and you fix them, then get to be grateful when things are working. I like it 22:25

[@larryemery1554]

The other comment about removing snow is true. They help you out if you're gonna make sure. And remove the snow over your line where it is every inch of style foam board you put over your water line will protect for a foot of frost.

[@louisl.8724]

Get a jackhammer attachment for your tractors to dig frozen ground!

[@ericroadking7564]

Bummer hope you get it sorted out and I'm sure you will!!! Hi Brutus!! Stay blessed all!!

[@cchambers8632]

It is always good to have redundancy in your systems. Your backup to water the animals will make a bad situation better. Can you turn off the waterline coming down to the barn until you can find the leak? In a previous video, I thought you had shutoff valves throughout the system. Maybe they are under the frozen ground. Gina your help makes work go faster. If things break, someone needs to buy better quality materials😁.

[@mayravalentino4682]

Good morning!

[@RudyFisher]

Hey Al, I can tell you one thing on those frost free faucet they’re still able to freeze so if you build a wooden box and put foam around them just the round foam put foam around them and then put them in the ground even if you’re put in the bottom of them in the gravel Down about three or 4 foot from the top of them put the phone the foam wrap around them and then put a wooden box around and even move it right away. It’ll still keep it warmer in your temperatures and you’re not the only one having that problem red poppy ranch is too

[@keybase8653]

Al is using spring water that is almost frozen before it gets to the supply lines to the hydrant. That temperature of water probably cools the pipes as well, helping freeze the ground around them. Insulation may not help much except where he put the heat tape. Maybe he needs to heat the catchment tank that the water is collected in.

[@PerryCline-h4c]

Goooooood morning Lumnah family. Looks cold their stay warm and keep those videos coming . Your Homestead is looking wonderful. I will try and stay cool today. Here in the Florida Keys supposed to be around 80. I will try and push some warmth up to you

[@samvalentine3206]

Push the heat to the pipes to thaw them so the hydrants can start to work again...

[@TravusCooper]

Good morning, and have a wonderful day

[@teresahyneman4349]

Good morning Travus!

[@samvalentine3206]

Good morning, Travus!

[@samvalentine3206]

Good morning Lumnah Family and friends! Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Thursday!

[@ChrisMeek-gg5de]

Good morning, Sam!

[@LumnahAcres]

Goooooood Morning Sam.

[@arcoulant87]

Morning Sam

[@hollyslaughter5505]

Good morning Sam

[@samvalentine3206]

@@ChrisMeek-gg5de - Howdy there, Chris!

[@hughmcgoldrick233]

It’s frozen in the standing pipes in fact I was surprised they worked up to now. There’s a good chance the pipe has burst or fractured under ground.

[@StoneKathryn]

They have a weep hole at the bottom that drains the water in the hydrant out every time you close it. If there wasn't enough gravel for it to drain into, maybe it couldn't drain? Then it froze?

[@cherylwo8475]

Sorry about the water leak. Broken/cracked pipe maybe? Good luck finding the leak and getting it fixed when the ground thaws. I'm glad to live in Florida!

[@lenc7416]

Stop Gap. Out in the field add a buffalo box .Something akin to a residental shutoff valve to lessen the possible damage to the barn. Another hole in the field can always be repaired.

[@johnchristopher20]

Possible the hydrant is leaking and the frozen ground blocks the water flow, except under the barn slab, and it exits to the surface near the edge.

[@mayravalentino4682]

Good morning!