Frozen pipes?

[karenmac60]

Ok, I'm confused. I am presuming I have frozen pipes, but water is coming through some taps. My kitchen has a mixer tap and nothing is coming through there, but there is water coming through to the boiler for the central heating. The boiler is right next to the kitchen sink, and the water from the hot tap runs through it the same way the water for the heating does, so why is water reaching that but not the taps? In the bathroom there is water coming through to the cold taps but not the hot - the shower has a cold feed but there is no water coming through there. I cannot work it out :(

[ChuckFickens]

Sounds like the mains feed into the house has frozen but you also have a cold water header tank in the loft that's ok

[gingejbee]

Chuck's idea would explain your problem, but it's unusual for an incoming mains supply to be that exposed that it would freeze even in the current coldspell.

[ChuckFickens]

I agree it's unusual for a mains fed to freeze, but it's also unusual for us to get temperatures below -10 for a prolonged period of time in this country.

[karenmac60]

I live in a block of flats and as far as I know, all the water comes from one main tank in the loft so I can't understand why it can be flowing from some taps but not from others. If the whole supply was gone it would make sense than the pipes coming into the flat were frozen - especially since they come through the flat upstairs first and that flat is empty. Mainly I'm just ticked off cos I can't get a shower or even a bath :(
Thanks everyone x
ps - yes doc, it's a combi. Only got it last year and never had any problems when I had a water tank...

[karenmac60]

Well they're not frozen now. Burst at around midnight and flooded the kitchen :(

[Count-A-Strong]

sorry to hear that karen, and to all those who doubted the mains freezing problem, ours has just thawed out today after 2 and a half days of being frozen (mind you it was mimus 15 for 2 nighs and minus 2 during the day)