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re: Pipes Freezing in attic

Posted on 1/10/24 at 10:30 am to
Posted by indytiger
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Posted on 1/10/24 at 10:30 am to
I’m in the same boat. 2 water heaters and all house plumbing runs through the attic with no insulation on them. There’s no way I could insulate that much pipe either.

For those saying the hot water lines will be fine, I don’t think so. Without the water running, 20 feet away is ice cold.

I plan on running several faucets on far ends of the house, both hot and cold sides.

Also, during the freeze last year I did a test. When the outside temp was 17 degrees, the temp in my attic was 34 degrees.
Posted by greenbean
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Member since Feb 2019
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Posted on 1/10/24 at 9:10 pm to
quote:

I’m in the same boat. 2 water heaters and all house plumbing runs through the attic with no insulation on them. There’s no way I could insulate that much pipe either.

For those saying the hot water lines will be fine, I don’t think so. Without the water running, 20 feet away is ice cold.

I plan on running several faucets on far ends of the house, both hot and cold sides.

Also, during the freeze last year I did a test. When the outside temp was 17 degrees, the temp in my attic was 34 degrees.




Yes, same situation. Last winter the temp in the attic got near 32.
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