gr88
New Member
I have new construction (I am the HO/GC). The building is a summer camp and heat will be off during much of the winter. The plumbing is done and all nicely pitched to drain valves in a few locations. I recently discovered one little place that water will not drain.
I have capped off the bottom nipple (the one that would connect to the tub, if I had a tub), and water will not drain from there when I drain the system.
Is is ok for water to freeze in there? Is the volume small enough and the fixture strong enough to not crack the fixture?
Shower tile is on and the backside of wall is finished too. I can conceivably get in through the backside (perhaps to replace with a 3-nipple version? Does such a thing exist?), though not without some expense.
Here's a picture of the unit I'm talking about:
I have capped off the bottom nipple (the one that would connect to the tub, if I had a tub), and water will not drain from there when I drain the system.
Is is ok for water to freeze in there? Is the volume small enough and the fixture strong enough to not crack the fixture?
Shower tile is on and the backside of wall is finished too. I can conceivably get in through the backside (perhaps to replace with a 3-nipple version? Does such a thing exist?), though not without some expense.
Here's a picture of the unit I'm talking about: