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05-13-2007, 10:46 AM
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Unknown piping.
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?
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Eric
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05-13-2007, 10:57 AM
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Re: Unknown piping.
Is the gray line teed into the loop or is the sock just holding the open line against the loop?
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05-13-2007, 12:03 PM
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Re: Unknown piping.
The sock is just holding the gray line crimped over and against the loop.
Thanks,
Eric
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05-13-2007, 12:10 PM
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Re: Unknown piping.
There used to be filtration system/treatment system equipment in that room?
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05-13-2007, 12:13 PM
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Re: Unknown piping.
That is what I was leaning towards.
Eric
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05-13-2007, 12:20 PM
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Re: Unknown piping.
I think you are dead on.
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05-13-2007, 06:17 PM
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Re: Unknown piping.
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.
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05-13-2007, 06:47 PM
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Re: Unknown piping.
Some sort of backflow preventer?
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05-13-2007, 07:18 PM
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Re: Unknown piping.
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. |
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05-13-2007, 09:41 PM
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Re: Unknown piping.
Eric,
Let us know.
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05-14-2007, 06:12 PM
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Re: Unknown piping.
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.
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05-14-2007, 07:09 PM
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Re: Unknown piping.
Thanks for following up.
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