Are my pipes moaning because of near-freezing or something else?

[fixitflav]

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I find the easiest way to convert between F and C is -

Add 40
Multiply by 5/9 or 9/5 depending which way you're going. Easy to remember as the figures in F are > those in C.
Subtract 40.

That avoids the problem of whether to add (or subtract) 32 before or after multiplying, which I find hard to remember.

Then there quite a few common cases
-40F = -40C
32F = 0C
60F ~ 15C
70F ~ 20C
212F = 100C

And if it's just a temperature difference, C = K = F*5/9

But to come to your problem - if the faucet is turned fully on, is the flow normal? If the flow is low it might mean the pipe is partially frozen.

 

[Not_a_slumlord]

I find the easiest way to convert between F and C is -

Add 40
Multiply by 5/9 or 9/5 depending which way you're going. Easy to remember as the figures in F are > those in C.
Subtract 40.

That avoids the problem of whether to add (or subtract) 32 before or after multiplying, which I find hard to remember.

Then there quite a few common cases
-40F = -40C
32F = 0C
60F ~ 15C
70F ~ 20C
212F = 100C

And if it's just a temperature difference, C = K = F*5/9

But to come to your problem - if the faucet is turned fully on, is the flow normal? If the flow is low it might mean the pipe is partially frozen.

It makes the sound when fully on. That's why she is keeping a trickle going through to prevent full freezing and rupturing.

 

[fixitflav]

It makes the sound when fully on. That's why she is keeping a trickle going through to prevent full freezing and rupturing.

But is the flow normal when it's fully on?

 

[Not_a_slumlord]

But is the flow normal when it's fully on?

yes, but the pipe complains mightily