Copper Pipes In The Attic

How to solder or sweat to connect copper pipes for water supply lines.

Copper pipes in the attic.

Find out where the pipes are located to see if a ladder is needed to reach them or if you will have to work on your knees installing the insulation. I noticed the last time i went into the closet the copper pipes that go into the air handler were sweating and dripping on the floor. Of pipe two cuts. Covering the pipe with lengths of foam insulation with adhesive seams will provide protection from the cold and.

Pvc coupling or insert a 3 in to 4 in. How to fix sweating copper pipes richard we have an air handler in a finished attic closet. When running pipe from a slab to an attic use cross linked polyethylene tubing or pex instead of copper. Cedric in your climate plumbing pipes can be installed in an attic as long as the pipes are installed under the insulation layer.

The easiest solution is to saw out the caulked joint removing about 1 in. For other homes the pipes might be located in the walls or the roof rafters. For some homes the pipes will run underneath a subfloor or at the bottom of the attic. It is important to insulate pex pipe in an attic particularly in cold weather areas.

We use the attic for our home office and tv room. Then either glue in a proper 3 in to 4 in. Pex is semi flexible which allows for long continuous runs through joists and studs.