Running ATO under the house in cold temps?

West1

Valuable Member
View Badges
Joined
Jul 26, 2016
Messages
2,045
Reaction score
669
Location
Idaho
Rating - 100%
1   0   0
I just purchased a couple 3 drawer consoles and going to set them up around my white 525xl.
Right side will have my granddaughters baby corn snake and the left side will have my IM 15 snail tank that’s plumed to the 525xl.
My issue is my ato. The reservoir I have is to tall to put in the console so I would like to run a 1/4 RO line from my garage to the foyer which is roughly 30’ away. If I were to run the line as close to the floor insulation as possible, and up through my baseboard (easy patch if I tear down), would the ro line freeze in Idaho winters?
Between 0*-40*.

I have the Tunze 3150.110a socket outlet to connect any pump to the Tunze 3155. I also have the new DC ato so I might test its strength in normal wiring before wiring it to high output.

Any ideas to achieve this would be great!

Tyvm

IMG_8081.jpeg IMG_8082.jpeg
 
Last edited:

Subsea

5000 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Jun 21, 2018
Messages
6,149
Reaction score
8,733
Location
Austin, Tx
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Yes, the line would freeze. I run heat tracing on water well lines to prevent freezing and I live in Texas.

“MAXKOSKO 24 Ft. 120 V Heat Trace Cable for Pipe Freeze Protection, Self-Regulating Heating Cable for Metal And Plastic Home Pipes, Energy-Saving Pipe Heating Cable Keeps Water Flowing at -40 °F”​

 
OP
OP
West1

West1

Valuable Member
View Badges
Joined
Jul 26, 2016
Messages
2,045
Reaction score
669
Location
Idaho
Rating - 100%
1   0   0
Yes, the line would freeze. I run heat tracing on water well lines to prevent freezing and I live in Texas.

“MAXKOSKO 24 Ft. 120 V Heat Trace Cable for Pipe Freeze Protection, Self-Regulating Heating Cable for Metal And Plastic Home Pipes, Energy-Saving Pipe Heating Cable Keeps Water Flowing at -40 °F”​

Oh interesting!
I see this company below has a 2mil insurance policy, ganna order the 3w tyvm!

HEATIT JHSF 60ft Pipe Heat Cables for Metal And Plastic Home Pipes, Energy-efficient, Self-Regulating Heat Trace Cable for Pipe Freeze Protection, Keeps Water Flowing at -40°F, ETL Listed, 120V Amazon product
 

TOP 10 Trending Threads

ARE YOUR PARAMETERS "WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS"? SHARE WHAT YOUR PARAMETERS ARE IN THE COMMENTS!

  • All of my parameters are.

    Votes: 29 22.3%
  • Most of my parameters are.

    Votes: 54 41.5%
  • Some of my parameters are.

    Votes: 12 9.2%
  • Few of my parameters are.

    Votes: 2 1.5%
  • None of my parameters are.

    Votes: 2 1.5%
  • I'm not sure what my parameters are today...

    Votes: 24 18.5%
  • Other (please explain)

    Votes: 7 5.4%
Back
Top