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Why did pipes freeze with furnace fan on generator ?
by liketochill 4y ago
Why did pipes freeze with furnace fan on generator ?
- cplusplusfellow 4y agoPoor construction of pipes in exterior walls with degraded insulation.
- dontbenebby 4y ago>Poor construction of pipes I thought it was more about lack of heat + insulation what about a pipe (absent other causes) makes it inherently more prone to freezing?
- cplusplusfellow 4y agoDid you miss this part? > in exterior walls with degraded insulation.
- vel0city 4y agoIt had never been below freezing that long since we started recording temperature for large parts of Texas. Thus, home designs often don't bother dealing with the question "but what if its freezing cold for days on end?", so there's no consideration to putting a water line on an exterior wall. We even have tankless water heaters mounted in or on the exterior wall with plumbing only protected by a metal plate if even that. In places where it does regularly get below freezing for long stretches of time they do try and avoid putting water lines on exterior walls specifically for this reason.