Running Water Lines In Attic

I decided it was time to reroute all the water lines.

Running water lines in attic.

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. Also i have put down new insulation since i now consider myself a snow bird i could just shut the water off going to the fridge in winter right. I now have a water leak that could be further under the slab and not reachable. While you can certainly use pvc cpvc or copper tubing pex provides a flexible option that uses colors red blue and white that help to differentiate between hot and cold water supply lines.

You are definitely running a risk of freezing these lines in an unheated space. 30 year or more home built on a slab and water lines are being damaged and lines are breaking. No interior walls to use either. I recently had a slab leak in my home in indianapolis in.

Of course if your refrigerator doesn t have an ice maker or water dispenser or if it has one or both features but you prefer not to use them. Existing ranch has very low ceilings 7 8 so dropping any ceilings will not work. Running pex in an attic. I thought with the heat that rises the ceiling of the kitchen floor of attic line would be okay.

It is never wise to run water lines in an outside wall or above an insulated ceiling in an unheated space. If there s an air leak insulation like fiberglass acts like a good air filter but is lousy for insulation so ensure you ve bocked any air leaks. Run the lines under the floor in the basement not unheated crawl space where freezing will be much less likely. In addition since pex is commonly sold in 100 foot coils the material can be used for longer continuous runs reducing the number of joints and.

The boiler is located right under the area i would be running the copper line. Installing a refrigerator water line will open up a well of fresh water and ice that you and your family can easily enjoy. Otherwise a cold water line run a long distance through a hot attic can take several minutes to deliver cold water to a fixture. Active 2 months ago.

All lines are coming from under the slab in each part of the home where water is needed. Connecting a water line to your refrigerator will provide it with the water necessary to make ice and dispense filtered water. Ask question asked 6 years 10 months ago. Need to get a hot water line from one end of the house to the other in a ranch with a concrete slab.

This is the 4th slab leak since i ve owned the home. Water line would run over the top of the 2x4 bottom truss cord and i would create a tent over pipe so there was no. I recently repaired a pipe at the back wall of my home where as l had to dig under the slab and it was reachable. Can i run water lines through the attic.

If it is run close to the ceiling and has sufficient insulation above it it will approximate the room temperature and with no water in the line there s nothing to freeze. Perhaps you can do one of the following. Viewed 44k times 2.