jasper1372
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We've built two new homes in the past 14 years and both of them have had the same problem with the soil stack (plumbing vent) freezing when the temps get way under zero for a number of days in a row.....you know, a 20 or 25 below kind of thing.
Our soil stack is 3" white PVC Pipe and sticks through the roof about 14 or 16 or so".
Is there something that us is very cold climates could be doing to solve this problem ? Quite a number of our neighbors have this problem too.
I bought this insulating hood last fall that fits on the stack where it comes out of the roof....but I swear it made things worse than last year. The only thing I can think of is to wrap the exposed pipe in heat tape next fall and hang a cord over the side of the roof and plug it in when the temps get way under zero which is when we have our problem....won't that look nice
Any suggestions ????
Our soil stack is 3" white PVC Pipe and sticks through the roof about 14 or 16 or so".
Is there something that us is very cold climates could be doing to solve this problem ? Quite a number of our neighbors have this problem too.
I bought this insulating hood last fall that fits on the stack where it comes out of the roof....but I swear it made things worse than last year. The only thing I can think of is to wrap the exposed pipe in heat tape next fall and hang a cord over the side of the roof and plug it in when the temps get way under zero which is when we have our problem....won't that look nice
Any suggestions ????
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