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ThatOneDude

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Well fuck..

My house has pex piping. There's a second distribution block to give water to an opposite end of the house. That end has no waters....pipes frozen.
So I go track down and the damn pipes run uninsulated through the attic. Soooo valves are all open and here's to hoping I don't have a leak when it all thaws.
Same here. I just went to Lowes to get pipe and fittings just in case.
 

Hauler

Been fallin so long it's like gravitys gone
Feb 3, 2016
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Well fuck..

My house has pex piping. There's a second distribution block to give water to an opposite end of the house. That end has no waters....pipes frozen.
So I go track down and the damn pipes run uninsulated through the attic. Soooo valves are all open and here's to hoping I don't have a leak when it all thaws.
That sucks.
 

BeardOfKnowledge

The Most Consistent Motherfucker You Know
Jul 22, 2015
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For my Texas friends:

PEX pipe will expand if frozen and contract to its original shape when thawed. But putting frequent stress on the system weakens it, increasing chances of failure and leaks. So, to preserve the strength of your pipes, you should use the same standard insulation precautions with PEX to keep it from freezing.
 

Rambo John J

Baker Team
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Jan 17, 2015
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For my Texas friends:
was gonna post this...I used to install Pex

The pipe will be fine most likely...the ball valves and fittings fail first

A ball valve at 45 degree angle won't break though, it will restrict flow but that is better than breaking/cracking.
 

Hauler

Been fallin so long it's like gravitys gone
Feb 3, 2016
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Every hour, turn on each faucet to get the water running. Doesn't need to be for long. 20 seconds. Sinks, showers. Hot & Cold.

If you feer your exterior insulation is shit, open up the doors on sink bases.

Close valves for outdoor lines and open the spigot full. Make sure you don't have a hose attached.

Not much you can do if they ran waterlines in the attic - that is crazy to me. Can't believe that's code.
 
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Every hour, turn on each faucet to get the water running. Doesn't need to be for long. 20 seconds. Sinks, showers. Hot & Cold.

If you feer your exterior insulation is shit, open up the doors on sink bases.

Close valves for outdoor lines and open the spigot full. Make sure you don't have a hose attached.

Not much you can do if they ran waterlines in the attic - that is crazy to me. Can't believe that's code.
People are putting full on mechanical rooms in attics now it’s fucked
 

jason73

Auslander Raus
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Jan 15, 2015
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Anything to squeeze a couple more usable square feet into a new build.
that makes sense. put the hot water tank in the most inconvenient place where it will do the most damage when it fails ......
 

BeardOfKnowledge

The Most Consistent Motherfucker You Know
Jul 22, 2015
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that makes sense. put the hot water tank in the most inconvenient place where it will do the most damage when it fails ......
They've turned houses into disposable products, bruv. If you sell someone a new build that they should expect to be out of in 10 years, a hot water tank that leaks in 15 isn't a problem.
 

gangsterkathryn

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Oct 20, 2015
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Do they not use tankless water heaters in new builds? That’s what I have and my house is almost four years old.
 

BeardOfKnowledge

The Most Consistent Motherfucker You Know
Jul 22, 2015
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Do they not use tankless water heaters in new builds? That’s what I have and my house is almost four years old.
I've heard they've improved in recent years, but the criticism of them for a long time was that they don't cut it in cold temps because they regulate pressure to insure proper temp.