[FrogInABlender]

I know all about that 3ft down stuff. Lee broke off the freeze-free faucet at my BIL's house with the tractor and we had to dig it up and fix it. Digging through 3 feet of waterlogged Alabama clay ain't fun. And trying to get the pipe clean enough to glue is a real challenge too. It ain't a job I'd wish on anybody. And you've got to wonder, why did that one freeze and the other's didn't, unless maybe the drain field got stopped up and it couldn't drain the pipe anymore. You'll find out in the spring I guess.

[Duchess47]

I don't know why it froze and broke. A theory is that it is in the least protected area, all the others are next to sheds or garage or barn. Bob picked up a hose to water this week (we walk all the water out of them after using) and it broke in four pieces. The rubber just couldn't handle the temperatures.

I remember Alabama red clay :), fortunately, we're pretty much sandy.