Cold Weather Plumbing

[Tom Warner]

Ernie the copper tubing is supposed to be stiff because it is type L
which has a wall thickness of 40 thousands versus 28 thousands for type M.

For the PT the best preventative maintenance you can do for it in
cold weather is to install a bypass for the hotwater heater and
inject antifreeze thru the outside water fill to all of the pipes.

tom warner
vernon center,ny
1985 PT 40

At 07:39 PM 12/8/2006, you wrote:
>Hi terry- i used 1/2 inch Pex that I got at Mountain supply in Bozeman. Home
>depot has it there- but only in white. i wanted the red and blue and I used
>compression fittings. To do this project- is going to be tough,
>since Bluebird
> built the coach, added the plumbing and then added cabinets to cover all
>that up. it took me a whole weekend trying to figure out how to get the curb
>side run- to kitchen sink done. The absolute WORST part was trying
>to get the
>crimping tool in these little crevices.
>I tried to use heat tape, but the tape I used I had to plug into an outlet
>that was in close proximity to the freeze protection heater- DUH- I was on
>overload at that time- so the thermostat on the heat tape never got
>cold enough
>, there- of course, the further away from that thermostat the pipes ran- the
>colder it became- thus frozen. I finally resorted to taking the covers - the
>wood ones covered in carpet- off so heat could get to the side walls.
>That old copper is so old and stiff, i was afraid I would mess something up
>someplace.
>Ask me about flooring- plumbing is not my bag.
>But- there has got to be a better way- a small heater we could use in these
>runs because there is approx a 4 x 6 inch opening that needs heat.
>
>
>Ernie Ekberg
>83PT40
>Weatherford, tx
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