The gray stuff is blown insulation.
Why is there pvc pipe in my attic.
The best way to be sure your pipe vents are clear and pipe boots are functional is to have them inspected regularly by either an experienced roofer or by looking.
It leaves the unit and exits the house exterior wall low down on the ground.
On a slighly different note i m looking at whole house vac system installation as well which also uses schedule 40 pvc or thinner through the attic.
The second pvc pipe right next to the first leaves the unit and exits the house wall high up near the eave.
Plastic pipe in the attic any guesses as to why there s plastic pvc in the attic.
Even though you may think by looking at the photo that it is vertical.
Looks like other variants cpvc have higher temps but i don t believe there are any nec listed products.
It looks like the part that extends up on the left is over the master bedroom the horizontal potion passes over the bathroom and the right hand section that extends up is over the kitchen.
Why would they run the pipe cap it.
Seems that it is an inherent to the nature of pvc itself.
Wasn t sure where to post this thread so it seemed what i was looking at was a capped pvc pipe in the attic on a newer constructed house 7 yo so plumbing seemed appropriate.
One i m pretty sure is for condensation drainage for when running the air conditioning system.
It appears to be a plumbing vent intended to exit the roof but is capped.
Our plumbing consultants prefer the banded fitting because gluing the large pvc fitting in a tight attic space can be difficult and the solvent fumes in pvc cement can get dangerously intense.
I always recommend to my clients to consider insulating these lines as an energy conserving addition to the system.
Pvc coupling or insert a 3 in to 4 in.
I have been doing a lot of.
Has anyone come across this before.
The pipe is parallel to the ground.
Anyways i ve put some epoxy leak fixer around the joint and i imagine that will fix the problem.
On the roof these are covered with lead flashing to prevent water from getting inside the house.
There is also the possibility that the vent pipe can become clogged by leaves debris animals ice or snow allowing for the possibility of gases and odors to enter your building.
I have two pvc pipes that come out of my attic furnace unit.
Then either glue in a proper 3 in to 4 in.