Oil Line In Unheated Attic

Almost a three foot section of pipe broke from freezing in an attic.

Oil line in unheated attic.

The ac guy came and blew air to clear it but a week later the secondary pan started to fill up. Fit the cut piece between the rafters and staple it in place. Running pex in an attic. Determine the diameter of the pipes and but the correct size foam insulation.

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. In particular that would be very liable to cause an ice dam. This caused over three thousand dollars in damages in the residence below. Place a piece of scrap wood under your measurement line then cut through the insulation batt with the utility knife.

But plumbing pipes in an unheated area such as an attic crawl space and garage are at risk of freezing. There is a way to turn an attic into conditioned space. Transfer the measurement of one section to an insulation batt. 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.

Often inexpensive foam pipe insulation is enough for moderately cold climates. This section has 2 layers of insulation over it and the oil has a chance to warm up as the rest of the line is inside heated space. If you block the vents and heat bad things can happen. Repeat for the remaining sections of the ceiling.

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. Heck even just the space heaters might cause an ice dam. I checked and it seems the installer used 3 8 on 5 8 vapor line and 3 8 on 3 8 liquid line. 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.

But plumbing pipes in an unheated area such as an attic crawl space and garage are at risk of freezing. Because there are. 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. There is not much space in my attic and my unit drain pipe keeps filling up with water to the cleanout.