Even without the consideration of power outages, there are several situations where plastic pressure pipe materials should be insulated for protection against freezing. Pipe insulation buys time to hopefully prevent water in piping systems from freezing until heat is restored.

With modern buildings, leaning just a little amount can affect the flow of waste in sloping drains. Settling drains can create shear stresses and rupture pipe penetrating foundation walls; they also can cause pipe to lose slope or experience reverse slopes.

This month, I’ll be catching you up on the code activities over the last few months.

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