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Old 07-11-2023, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Keefelane66 View Post
Ponder this

Will a hot water line freeze before the cold water line?

Hot water can in fact freeze faster than cold water for a wide range of experimental conditions. This phenomenon is extremely counterintuitive, and surprising even to most scientists, but it is in fact real.
In an average home in the winter, the COLD water line will likely have flow more often than the HOT water line. Therefore, the HOT water line COULD freeze 1st.