Job for the men I think.

Please,please, how do I stop this gate from freezing, at the side opening, I had such a job opening this morning,I had to resort to hot water and what did that do today, froze again,I couldn’t get back in after shopping, I had to ask my neighbour for more hot water!.

HELP a woman in distress,how do I stop it freezing up,my lovely men on here,

Just posted a pic of my gate, bit dark,sorry.

Re: Job for the men I think.

Well stop pouring water on it for a start.

Which part is freezing?

Re: Job for the men I think.

Can you see the side ,where the gate opens Judd, that is where it freezes, I couldn’t have got out ,if I hadn’t poured hot water on it, even then it took me all of my strength to open it.

Hurry up and tell me how to fix it, only joking..

The same thing happened with the old wooden gate, why did I buy another wooden gate!...i should have known better.

Re: Job for the men I think.

Not a man, but would WD40 help?

Re: Job for the men I think.

Thank you Pixie Knuckles, lets see what Judd suggests. I never thought of that, sounds a good idea though.

Re: Job for the men I think.

Oil it, that shouldn't freeze...

Re: Job for the men I think.

Spray it liberally with anti-freeze. Works on mine.

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Try a silicone spray.

Please do not use antifreeze! The sweet smell is attractive to small mammals, including dogs and cats, and is deadly if they ingest even small amounts.

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Anti- freeze, lethal to my dog, if ingested,I wouldn’t even keep that in my house, but thanks anyway,ST, thank you,Mags, I’m thinking about smothering it in Vaseline.

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Thank you SM,...silicone spray also sounds good.