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Old 01-12-2007, 10:43 PM   #1
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Pipes Sweating Water

I recently moved and replaced some copper pipes in my basement in order to remodel my bathroom.Now my pipes are sweating water.Any advice.

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Insulate them with foam pipe insulation.
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The advantage pex has over copper.
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The advantage pex has over copper.
Very good point Ron!
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Re: Pipes Sweating Water

Any pipe will sweat if the temperature of its surface is below the dew point in the area its installed in. Only way to prevent this is to insulate the pipe or change its temperature.
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