Hi All,
Its been a while since I've been here. Kind of retired now
Well I have a situation that I'm not sure how to address.
Location Vermont
Temps -4f to 10f
Bathroom Supply lines keep freezing up.
We relocated them off the outside wall, switched them to Pex and ran them under the bathroom floor which is heated above and below.
Problem is that the back wall abuts an insulated but unheated attic crawl space.
The pipes continue to freeze up right where they 90 and head up into the floor or at the closest point to the unheated insulated attic.
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OK, now for the solutions.
Obviously the insulation is not protecting pipes from the cold air penetrating the unheated attic.
So I am thinking of sheetrocking the space and opening it up to the heated room. Its access is through a closet.
Take a look at the pictures and tell me your thoughts.
Note that there is usually insulation over the pipes and that the floor does not currently go to the wall covering the pipes while the insulation does.
Its been a while since I've been here. Kind of retired now
Well I have a situation that I'm not sure how to address.
Location Vermont
Temps -4f to 10f
Bathroom Supply lines keep freezing up.
We relocated them off the outside wall, switched them to Pex and ran them under the bathroom floor which is heated above and below.
Problem is that the back wall abuts an insulated but unheated attic crawl space.
The pipes continue to freeze up right where they 90 and head up into the floor or at the closest point to the unheated insulated attic.
------------------
OK, now for the solutions.
Obviously the insulation is not protecting pipes from the cold air penetrating the unheated attic.
So I am thinking of sheetrocking the space and opening it up to the heated room. Its access is through a closet.
Take a look at the pictures and tell me your thoughts.
Note that there is usually insulation over the pipes and that the floor does not currently go to the wall covering the pipes while the insulation does.
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