Running pex in an attic.
Best way to run water line in attic.
No interior walls to use either.
My neighbour scared me saying those are the backup pipes for a c water drain and the water is never supposed to come out from there.
Do your best to separate the hot and cold lines to minimize heat transfer.
Once the drain system is assembled and cemented plug the drainpipe at the lower end.
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.
Because there are.
Secure the line to the joists using clamps image 2.
The pipes should slope gently away from the existing vent pipe so water can travel downward.
My house has 2 a c units there are 2 pipes running outside the wall roof level for the first floor and at the floor level of my second floor where water is dripping slowly.
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.
Run the new vent line over to the tee fitting.
This sort of teaching breeds ignorance and in a time of crisis when there s no plumber around you might be s o l.
Installing a refrigerator water line will open up a well of fresh water and ice that you and your family can easily enjoy.
All lines are coming from under the slab in each part of the home where water is needed.
My plan is to run pex thru the attic below the insulation.
Be sure to leave extra pipe on both ends of the run.
I now have a water leak that could be further under the slab and not reachable.
30 year or more home built on a slab and water lines are being damaged and lines are breaking.
Need to get a hot water line from one end of the house to the other in a ranch with a concrete slab.
Just pay the professionals.
Otherwise a cold water line run a long distance through a hot attic can take several minutes to deliver cold water to a fixture.
Use foam insulation that comes in sleeves and fits around the pipe.
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.
Existing ranch has very low ceilings 7 8 so dropping any ceilings will not work.
Pull the lines up through the holes drilled in the sub floor image 1 and then run the other end to the area where the water will be coming into the home.
We have all been taught that running a gas line is so dangerous you should just not bother.
How to run natural gas or propane gas lines in your house without blowing anything up.
