frozen water pipes
QUESTION: LAST YEAR WE HAVE BUILT A TOILET IN A HEATED CELLARS. THIS YEAR THE WATER FROZE, EVEN IF THE PERIMETER WALLS WERE ISOLATED AND, OF COURSE, THE PIPES INSTALLED JUST BEHIND THE INTERNAL WALLS (ALONG THE EXTERIOR CONCRETE BASEMENT WALLS). WE ARE TOTALLY CONFUSED HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN BECAUSE THE FEEDERS IS BELOW THE FROST LINE 48 “THOUGHT I CUT HOLES 4” X 8 “ABOVE WITH 24” BASEBARD @ RANGE SO THAT NOW WOULD BE HEATED CAVITY BETWEEN STUD WALL AND CONCRETE WALL WHICH is about 2 “I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE your OPINION THANKS
–DOMENIC from RICHMOND HILL, ON
ANSWER:
Your proposal for cutting openings in the walls so that heat induction from the heated rooms is a good solution.A small proposal may cause the problem behind the wall, even if it is below the frost line, instead of simply cutting holes will bleed heat out of the room all the time, you can buy access panels that you can cut in the wall at the points. You can then in colder weather approaching, remove these decorative boxes and allow heat up.You must reinstall the squares after the cold spell so you don’t waste heat all winter.
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