I live in the tropics of South Louisiana, however we do freeze up on occasion. I've got a raised foundation home with easy access to the crawl space. Also have easy to access attic spaces. I'm adding plumbing for the first time to this 121 y/o Cottage.
From a freeze up POV. I could run it all, home run style with no fittings in the attic, through the attic and that would probably be enough to not worry about freezing up. The drawback to this might be my cold water would be hot 9 months out of the year.
Perhaps I should run the cold side under the floor and insulate it. This way the cold stays cooler. Then run the hot through the attic and take advantage of attic heat 9 months of the year.
Any advice?
From a freeze up POV. I could run it all, home run style with no fittings in the attic, through the attic and that would probably be enough to not worry about freezing up. The drawback to this might be my cold water would be hot 9 months out of the year.
Perhaps I should run the cold side under the floor and insulate it. This way the cold stays cooler. Then run the hot through the attic and take advantage of attic heat 9 months of the year.
Any advice?