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Protecting pipe during frost

  • 12-07-2011 7:54am
    #1
    irishshadowfax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83 ✭✭


    Hi All, Looking for some advice to prevent freezing next winter. My mains water is coming in via heavy duty 3/4 inch thick black pipe. Its tapped off to two differnet locations; 1 around the back of the house to the cold tank, this part of the pipe should be easy to bury, and 2 to a tap on an outside wall. I'm worried if the exposed part of the tap freezes and the freeze makes it to the joint which is only about 3 metres it'll cut off my full supply?

    Any help would be appreciated.

    IS


Comments

  • #2
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,555 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Above post moved from "live build" thread


  • #3
    M three
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭M three


    Anyone know if there is a frost "switch" that can turn on a light in a pumphouse for example, when temperatures fall to a pre set level?


  • #4
    teepee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 267 ✭✭teepee


    use trace cable set to a thermostat .


  • #5
    M three
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭M three


    Isnt a trace cable more for insulting pipes?
    Is there a sensor that can be set to detect a low temperature, and then switch on a light?


  • #6
    teepee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 267 ✭✭teepee


    M three wrote: »
    Isnt a trace cable more for insulting pipes?
    Is there a sensor that can be set to detect a low temperature, and then switch on a light?


    sorry I stand corrected it must be thermally insulated to work .


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