Unknown piping.

Eric Shuman · 05-13-2007, 10:46 AM

Ran across this yesterday. Not sure what it is for. On the outside there was this configuration (photo1) and on the inside a closed loop of pvc pipe (photo 2).

Any ideas? I thought maybe a water softener hook up that is not used but I haven't seen this set-up before.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Eric

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**Thom Walker** · 05-13-2007, 10:57 AM

Is the gray line teed into the loop or is the sock just holding the open line against the loop?

Eric Shuman · 05-13-2007, 12:03 PM

The sock is just holding the gray line crimped over and against the loop.
Thanks,

Eric

**Jerry Peck** · 05-13-2007, 12:10 PM

There used to be filtration system/treatment system equipment in that room?

Eric Shuman · 05-13-2007, 12:13 PM

That is what I was leaning towards.

Eric

**Thom Walker** · 05-13-2007, 12:20 PM

I think you are dead on.

**Erby Crofutt** · 05-13-2007, 06:17 PM

No, you're dead off.

It is a heat loop (using the ground and home heat) to keep the faucet from freezing.

OK, OK. It's just a wild thought that popped into my head when I saw the pictures.

**Bruce Breedlove** · 05-13-2007, 06:47 PM

Some sort of backflow preventer?

**Jerry Peck** · 05-13-2007, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by Erby Crofutt

No, you're dead off.

It is a heat loop (using the ground and home heat) to keep the faucet from freezing.

OK, OK. It's just a wild thought that popped into my head when I saw the pictures.

Not that wild.

That was my first thought too, some type of geo thermal heat loop, then I realized there were too many things 'not right' for that to be the case.

I had to look again and then came up with the filtration/treatment probability.

**Thom Walker** · 05-13-2007, 09:41 PM

Eric,
Let us know.

Eric Shuman · 05-14-2007, 06:12 PM

O.K.

I inspected a one year old house today and found a very similar set-up attached to a water softening system in the garage. Photos 1-2. So back to "Dead on" I guess.

I have seen plenty of softener installs but not with this particular set-up.

This one today even had the hose bib and all just like the other.

Todays inspection also had this nice support sytem for a 65 gallon water heater and furnace/evaporator coil combo in a second floor closet! See photo 3. Needless to say, the deck they were resting on was sagging a bit.

Eric