Water Lines In Attic For Hot Water Gain

However insulation just slows down heat gain it doesn t cool anything.

Water lines in attic for hot water gain.

Because there are many temperature. All lines are coming from under the slab in each part of the home where water is needed. Need to get a hot water line from one end of the house to the other in a ranch with a concrete slab. Insulation will help maintain water temperature levels in the pipes.

Yes insulating the pipe will help. This is far less expensive than your water heater leaking and causing thousands of dollars worth of water damage. My plan is to run pex thru the attic below the insulation. Existing ranch has very low ceilings 7 8 so dropping any ceilings will not work.

No interior walls to use either. 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. So if you have the cold water line sitting there in the attic all day with nothing running through the pipe it will still get pretty warm after a number of hours even with insulation. 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.

Another option is to choose a tankless water heaterto be installed in your attic. If the builder has already installed your water heater in the attic you can get it moved to another location in the house or into the garage. 30 year or more home built on a slab and water lines are being damaged and lines are breaking.