A winter Wonderland.

[merrylander]

Couple of years back we had some pipes nearly freeze. The builder fastened the hot and cold lines leading to the laundry tub directly to the concrete basement wall. Then the sub-contractor insulated the basement walls, right over the pipes. Had to slice through the insulation to expese them to room temp.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Couple of years back we had some pipes nearly freeze. The builder fastened the hot and cold lines leading to the laundry tub directly to the concrete basement wall. Then the sub-contractor insulated the basement walls, right over the pipes. Had to slice through the insulation to expese them to room temp.

Jeeze, brilliant!

John

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Jeeze, brilliant!

John

I could not really blame them as most winters here have been balmy until everything went FUBAR.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by merrylander

I could not really blame them as most winters here have been balmy until everything went FUBAR.

Yeah, but you don't put water pipes in direct contact with a block wall and then insulate them from interior warmth.

John

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Yeah, but you don't put water pipes in direct contact with a block wall and then insulate them from interior warmth.

John

I agree, but it would have to stay awfully cold for an awfully long time for a foundation wall to fall below 32 degrees.

Copper supplies will react when in contact with concrete, quite possibly serving as a sacrificial anode, thus should be mounted on a spacer. A problem Rob doesn't have. But it would be best, and probably easier just to mount them on a board.

Chas

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Charles

I agree, but it would have to stay awfully cold for an awfully long time for a foundation wall to fall below 32 degrees.

Copper supplies will react when in contact with concrete, quite possibly serving as a sacrificial anode, thus should be mounted on a spacer. A problem Rob doesn't have. But it would be best, and probably easier just to mount them on a board.

Chas

See, you are real smart Chas when it comes to everyday matters. What the hell happens when it comes to politics?

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by noonereal

See, you are real smart Chas when it comes to everyday matters. What the hell happens when it comes to politics?

Simple, plumbing has a code, i.e., rules, there are no rules in politics nor is there a code either.