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    Default Re: When/Should You Contact a Lawyer [Burst Water Pipes ]

    We've just recently gone through a Polar freeze (even in the deep south) where places like Ohio have been below zero for the past several days.

    You believe you would have to be TOLD that heating is necessary in such type of weather?

    Gail

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    Default Re: When/Should You Contact a Lawyer [Burst Water Pipes ]

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    We've just recently gone through a Polar freeze (even in the deep south) where places like Ohio have been below zero for the past several days.

    You believe you would have to be TOLD that heating is necessary in such type of weather?

    Gail
    I am still confused about one thing though...if the water had to be turned off to the radiator, how could they have heated the space?...at least during the time when the pipes actually froze?

    Would the argument be that enough heat would have been retained during that 14 hour period to keep the pipes from freezing had they unit been adequately heated before hand? I don't see how that's possible when it was as cold as it was.

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    Default Re: When/Should You Contact a Lawyer [Burst Water Pipes ]

    "I am still confused about one thing though...if the water had to be turned off to the radiator, how could they have heated the space?...at least during the time when the pipes actually froze?"

    Quite true...although the OP have also claimed that they have "not now or ever heated the apartment". They then mention "it never occurred to any of us to turn the heat on for the night" which would imply there was some type of heat source available to them.

    Gail

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