ms1780
Member
I am buying a HUD reposession in South West Missour. The coldest it gets here is about -5 and that is seldom seen. The house is a slab house and all the water lines are cpvc in the attic. There are several short sections, about 3' that have obviously froze in the past and been replaced with pex. I had my inspector come and as soon as we kicked on the well pump it was obvious the company that did the winterization did a very poor job. The ball valve in the main line coming in was split. I replaced that and then found another pice of 1/2" cpvc in the attic that had froze and split nearly in half long ways. The current lines run on top of the 2 x 4 ceiling joist, not thru them and the blow in is not very thick. I don't think there are very many more leaks in the cpvc or at least I did not find anymore wet insulation. I am considering replacing all the cpvc, mostly 3/4" main line with 1/2" branch lines, with pex because I have heard it will not break nearly as easy as plastic. So, do you pros think this is worth the cost and time or do you think the plastic will be okay if I add blow in and we ocupy the house? Also, if I do the pex should I drill holes in the 2 x 4 ceiling joists and put the pex closer to the sheetrock? One more thing, should I wrap the pipes, hot and/or cold with pipe insulation before I add blow in?
Thanks,
Mike
Thanks,
Mike