Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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I'm kinda thinking this installed in one of these would work.
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I have a couple small cattle waterers, one is like the one here, the other has one bigger opening instead of two small, https://www.bigiron.com/Lots/RitchieCattleWatererGrainCleaner . There's a...
Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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I'm not agonna lie, I like the look of that thing. I suspect it would work great. What's the output heat on it?
Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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Yeah, it makes cold seem way worse than it is, too. I have trouble breathing when it's really dry. Kicks my asthma into high gear. Guess I'm part duck. :lol: The joke around here is that we all have...
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It is Allied 500 watt. Suppose they don't make them like they used to. As long as you can block moving air, it doesn't take much.
-4 is the high tomorrow.
Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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No bugs in there. Especially when the high today is 26 degrees.
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You could put one of those remote thermometers in there as well to be able to monitor the temperature from inside so you know how well it is working.
Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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I thought about that, but unfortunately, placing one inside the enclosure would be essentially putting it in a Faraday cage. It's unlikely I'd be able to get a reading from it. :dontknow:
I only...
Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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I'm here in central Florida where its 60 degrees this New Years Eve....
Why is everyone talking about frozen water pipes everywhere?
Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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Timely topic OP.
Sooo Slickdealing too! Congrats.
Living in the South also we had our tankless attached outdoor also thinking we would only face a this frigid temps once every ten years.
And...
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I went the cheap route. Spent about a $1.50 on the light socket, and another $1.50 on the 72W bulb.
Looks like it'll work.
https://i.imgur.com/lJGdVur.jpg
It glows!!
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Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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Nothing to do with the light bulb but that just looks like a spot I would fully expect to open and find a huge wasp nest.
Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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As others have said, a 100w light bulb will do the trick, if you want to get fancy go check out which electric heaters they have at the local feed store for keeping a coop warm. But if you lose power...
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Somewhere in the house ,I would let the slightest trickle of hot water on. And i mean the slightest drop, just to keep the water moving as well.
Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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BE!!!! :hug:
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Hard to tell from the photo, but isn't that dangerously close to the gas line? Maybe put in a separator. Looks like the insulation are burning a bit too.
Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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So a few years ago I built a new house. I live in the South, so the days we live under 32 degrees for any period of time are limited.
However, our forecast is for about a week with a high never...
Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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Electric Heat trace on a thermostat is the only sure way
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I don't know where the Hell you live, but I'll take 95°/100% humidity and day over that. :cold: :lol:
Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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Having lived up north for most of my life I find it bizarre seeing anything water related installed outside. :lol:
I think you have the right idea with using a bulb inside the box. That would...
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Not the OP - but I have mine outside also & to answer your question:
1) Space configuration purposes
2) Easier to vent
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Or bugs? You might want to use a bug light instead of a normal white one.
Do the louvers have any kind of fine mesh screen behind them? Even without the light, I'd be worried about bugs...
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It'll only be used during this period of mini ice age. The first day with a forecast that has a high temp above freezing I'll unplug it and leave it unplugged.
Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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Like I said...
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Are you aware of a fairly inexpensive consumer-grade version with easy availability that will cover about two feet of piping at a reasonable cost?
Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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Humidity like that pretty much is Hell. :crazy:
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Way back in the dark ages (you know, when I was a young'un) we'd hang a drop-lamp/work-lamp with a 100-watt bulb in the pump house and leave it turned on. Kept it plenty warm enough.
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What kinda pipes? Copper, PVC?
If its boxed, might be cheaper per watt to use an electric stove. Put some wood chips on top, smoke some meat.
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You get used to it. It's usually a dry cold so it's not that bad.
I don't know what mine is, but I'd guess about 500 is it. I might have an old broken one sitting somewhere I could check, if...
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Yeah, when I was drilling the hole for the screw I used to attach the lamp holder, I accidentally let the bulb touch the insulation briefly on the bottom edge.
The gas line is pretty far away from...
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"Up here" in the NE people use heat lamps for chicken coops in the winter.
But yeah, regardless of where you are from, seems pretty dumb to install anything water-related on the exterior of the...
Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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We use hanging work lights with a normal bulb that gets hot in Nevada. I've never had a problem as long as it's on. You can also leave a few taps to drip a bit to keep water moving.
Tankless water heater pipe freeze prevention
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Actually - that is exactly what I found when I opened my box to service the tankless water heater 2 years ago.
I have since stuffed foam insulation wrap in every opening that was possible in the...
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A. Why is your tankless heater outside the house?
B. The metal enclosure is not a farady cage. EM waves will easily pass the gaps. You could put a remote thermometer in there, but there's no point.
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I'm not sure if it would or not. My nephew uses one inside the refrigerator in his camper to make sure it is keeping food cold when he is on the road, and my dad used one in the freezer in his RV...
