Oil Line In Unheated Attic

Often inexpensive foam pipe insulation is enough for moderately cold climates.

Oil line in unheated attic.

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. 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. Running pex in an attic. Determine the diameter of the pipes and but the correct size foam insulation.

Fit the cut piece between the rafters and staple it in place. Often inexpensive foam pipe insulation is enough for moderately cold climates. In particular that would be very liable to cause an ice dam. Because there are.

This caused over three thousand dollars in damages in the residence below. There is a way to turn an attic into conditioned space. Measure any short sections of the ceiling that remain open. If you block the vents and heat bad things can happen.

Repeat for the remaining sections of the ceiling. 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. Transfer the measurement of one section to an insulation batt. There is not much space in my attic and my unit drain pipe keeps filling up with water to the cleanout.

Place a piece of scrap wood under your measurement line then cut through the insulation batt with the utility knife. 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. 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.

I checked and it seems the installer used 3 8 on 5 8 vapor line and 3 8 on 3 8 liquid line. The ac guy came and blew air to clear it but a week later the secondary pan started to fill up. Heck even just the space heaters might cause an ice dam. A normal attic is vented so electric space heaters should not be effective.