I ve used a wet vac outside the house to drain all the water from the drain line but after running the ac for a few awhile it starts to fill.
Oil line in unheated attic.
A normal attic is vented so electric space heaters should not be effective.
It is the black foam rubber looks like aeroflex but says o flex uae followed by sizes can t read it fully this is 99 a heating system with installation in an unheated attic in canada where attic gets down to 0f.
There is a way to turn an attic into conditioned space.
Running pex in an attic.
If you block the vents and heat bad things can happen.
But plumbing pipes in an unheated area such as an attic crawl space and garage are at risk of freezing.
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.
Almost a three foot section of pipe broke from freezing in an attic.
The oil line is in one piece of the blue tube from tank to boiler room downstairs with a short section of about 3 feet outside.
Measure any short sections of the ceiling that remain open.
This caused over three thousand dollars in damages in the residence below.
Heck even just the space heaters might cause an ice dam.
Transfer the measurement of one section to an insulation batt.
There is not much space in my attic and my unit drain pipe keeps filling up with water to the cleanout.
Often inexpensive foam pipe insulation is enough for moderately cold climates.
But plumbing pipes in an unheated area such as an attic crawl space and garage are at risk of freezing.
Fit the cut piece between the rafters and staple it in place.
Determine the diameter of the pipes and but the correct size foam insulation.
Often inexpensive foam pipe insulation is enough for moderately cold climates.
In particular that would be very liable to cause an ice dam.
Place a piece of scrap wood under your measurement line then cut through the insulation batt with the utility knife.
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Repeat for the remaining sections of the ceiling.
This section has 2 layers of insulation over it and the oil has a chance to warm up as the rest of the line is inside heated space.
