Hello friends,
I am repiping a Southern California house after several slab leaks. We are going with copper and re-routing everything through the attic.
I have read several threads here about preventing frozen pipes by removing all insulation from under the piping and instead insulating on top, in order to keep the pipes as close to the envelope of the house as possible. Obviously, I am not worried about freezing here in Southern California, but I am interested in avoiding the heat trapped in my unconditioned attic space. The temp up there in the hot summers can easily reach 130+ and it just feels awful when that hot water comes out of the cold tap.
I am curious if the above method of insulating would help in my situation as well? I am a bit worried about condensation as well, so I'd also like to hear from anyone with opinions on whether I should wrap the pipes in foam insulation tubes as well when run beneath the batts of insulation.
Thanks all.
I am repiping a Southern California house after several slab leaks. We are going with copper and re-routing everything through the attic.
I have read several threads here about preventing frozen pipes by removing all insulation from under the piping and instead insulating on top, in order to keep the pipes as close to the envelope of the house as possible. Obviously, I am not worried about freezing here in Southern California, but I am interested in avoiding the heat trapped in my unconditioned attic space. The temp up there in the hot summers can easily reach 130+ and it just feels awful when that hot water comes out of the cold tap.
I am curious if the above method of insulating would help in my situation as well? I am a bit worried about condensation as well, so I'd also like to hear from anyone with opinions on whether I should wrap the pipes in foam insulation tubes as well when run beneath the batts of insulation.
Thanks all.