But plumbing pipes in an unheated area such as an attic crawl space and garage are at risk of freezing.
Oil line in unheated attic.
Transfer the measurement of one section to an insulation batt.
Determine the diameter of the pipes and but the correct size foam insulation.
Repeat for the remaining sections of the ceiling.
Almost a three foot section of pipe broke from freezing in an attic.
In particular that would be very liable to cause an ice dam.
Place a piece of scrap wood under your measurement line then cut through the insulation batt with the utility knife.
I checked and it seems the installer used 3 8 on 5 8 vapor line and 3 8 on 3 8 liquid line.
Measure any short sections of the ceiling that remain open.
There is not much space in my attic and my unit drain pipe keeps filling up with water to the cleanout.
The oil line is in one piece of the blue tube from tank to boiler room downstairs with a short section of about 3 feet outside.
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This caused over three thousand dollars in damages in the residence below.
For a variety of reasons from pipe damage under a slab to home design constraints water pipes may need to be run or rerouted through a home s attic.
Fit the cut piece between the rafters and staple it in place.
A normal attic is vented so electric space heaters should not be effective.
The ac guy came and blew air to clear it but a week later the secondary pan started to fill up.
Running pex in an attic.
For severe climes opt for wrapping problem pipes with thermostatically controlled heat tape from 50 to 200 depending on length which will turn on at.
Often inexpensive foam pipe insulation is enough for moderately cold climates.
It is the black foam rubber looks like aeroflex but says o flex uae followed by sizes can t read it fully this is 99 a heating system with installation in an unheated attic in canada where attic gets down to 0f.
I ve used a wet vac outside the house to drain all the water from the drain line but after running the ac for a few awhile it starts to fill.
There is a way to turn an attic into conditioned space.
But plumbing pipes in an unheated area such as an attic crawl space and garage are at risk of freezing.
Often inexpensive foam pipe insulation is enough for moderately cold climates.
