Oil Line In Unheated Attic

There is not much space in my attic and my unit drain pipe keeps filling up with water to the cleanout.

Oil line in unheated attic.

I checked and it seems the installer used 3 8 on 5 8 vapor line and 3 8 on 3 8 liquid line. 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. But plumbing pipes in an unheated area such as an attic crawl space and garage are at risk of freezing. I ve used a wet vac outside the house to drain all the water from the drain line but after running the ac for a few awhile it starts to fill.

In particular that would be very liable to cause an ice dam. Often inexpensive foam pipe insulation is enough for moderately cold climates. This caused over three thousand dollars in damages in the residence below. Almost a three foot section of pipe broke from freezing in an attic.

A normal attic is vented so electric space heaters should not be effective. Because there are. Place a piece of scrap wood under your measurement line then cut through the insulation batt with the utility knife. The ac guy came and blew air to clear it but a week later the secondary pan started to fill up.

If you block the vents and heat bad things can happen. Fit the cut piece between the rafters and staple it in place. Repeat for the remaining sections of the ceiling. 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. 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. Heck even just the space heaters might cause an ice dam. Measure any short sections of the ceiling that remain open.

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. Running pex in an attic. There is a way to turn an attic into conditioned space. Often inexpensive foam pipe insulation is enough for moderately cold climates.