Thread: How do I Unthaw yard hydrant underground?
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Default How do I Unthaw yard hydrant underground?
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I have a yard hydrant in my barn. It had heat tape on it, and the top
part above the ground was not frozen (I took off the head and put a
wire down). Its frozen under the ground. I know it's not to the
bottom, because its down at least 5 feet into the ground. Its frozen
below the surface. I have concrete around it, but there's a 1 inck
gap around the pipe, and I did have the heat tape down a few inches,
but I found that right below that tape the ground is frozen because I
tried to drive a piece of steel rebar into the soil.

What about one of those dipstick oil heaters?
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