Cold Weather Plumbing

[Terry Neal]

Thanks much Ernie. This gives me a good start. Will gather all the
parts & pieces first & then tackle it when we have some warmer days.
I'll pull the covers off the lines in the rear bedroom too. Will try &
use some sort of heat system on the lines where I can get close to outlets.

Froze the hot water line from the tank down the driver's side going to
the bathroom. Should remember that hot water freezes first over cold.

Terry Neal
Bozeman, MT
82PT40
74FC34



erniecarpet@... wrote:

> Hi terry- i used 1/2 inch Pex that I got at Mountain supply in
> Bozeman. Home
> depot has it there- but only in white. i wanted the red and blue and I
> used
> compression fittings. To do this project- is going to be tough, since
> Bluebird
> built the coach, added the plumbing and then added cabinets to cover all
> that up. it took me a whole weekend trying to figure out how to get
> the curb
> side run- to kitchen sink done. The absolute WORST part was trying to
> get the
> crimping tool in these little crevices.
> I tried to use heat tape, but the tape I used I had to plug into an
> outlet
> that was in close proximity to the freeze protection heater- DUH- I
> was on
> overload at that time- so the thermostat on the heat tape never got
> cold enough
> , there- of course, the further away from that thermostat the pipes
> ran- the
> colder it became- thus frozen. I finally resorted to taking the covers
> - the
> wood ones covered in carpet- off so heat could get to the side walls.
> That old copper is so old and stiff, i was afraid I would mess
> something up
> someplace.
> Ask me about flooring- plumbing is not my bag.
> But- there has got to be a better way- a small heater we could use in
> these
> runs because there is approx a 4 x 6 inch opening that needs heat.
>
>
> Ernie Ekberg
> 83PT40
> Weatherford, tx
>
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