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'Why is there ice on the floor?’ Cabin winterizing turns into frozen nightmare
Furnace igniter failure caused water to freeze under the cabin, creating about 250 pounds of ice and requiring eight hours of ice removal, Marks said.
- Over the holidays, Ben Marks, 24, returned to his family's cabin in northern Minnesota and found the interior coated in layers of ice.
- Investigators note the thermostat dropped to negative one and the furnace igniter went out despite propane in the propane tank, causing water under the house to freeze and the bathtub to overflow.
- Marks and a friend spent about eight hours chipping about 100 pounds of hallway ice and 150 pounds in the tub using chisels, a hammer, a shovel and a pickaxe.
- Repairs cost about $50 for a new furnace igniter and duct/carpet work, mold testing remains planned, and Marks's parents initially doubted his account until they saw photos.
- Footage posted to TikTok has racked up nearly 4 million views, commenters likening the scene to Disney's Frozen, and WDAY reporter Ryan McNamara covered the story.
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'Why is there ice on the floor?’ Cabin winterizing turns into frozen nightmare
FARGO — A North Dakota oil-field worker got an icy surprise when winterizing his family’s cabin turned into a slippery nightmare. Ben Marks returned home over the holidays to find his family’s cabin in northern Minnesota covered in layers of ice. Footage of the icy home has racked up nearly 4 million views on TikTok. Commenters compared it to the Disney movie Frozen. “You know, your head starts spinning like, ‘Oh, why is it cold in here? Why is…
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