Originally Posted By: motor_oil_madman
You know when it's cold outside and you take a shower and the first 10 seconds of water is freezing cold? Does the area in between the sheetrock really get that cold when the house is 70 degrees?
Yes and yes.
We have a "newer" (11 year old) construction home and very well sealed/insulated.
However the piping is run through the attic in many places without much concern for freezing or insulating, well first we are in a temperate area but we still can get some drastic rare cold nights into the teens.
Anyway, yes, the water is cold in our master BR during the winter, borderline frozen pipes one or 2 times in the last 11 years. we also turn our heat down to 60 at night.
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No big deal as the piping is all PEX which doesnt crack and dont misread my post, the builder didnt just throw piping on top on the insulation without effort to insulate the pipe, im just confirming your post, YUP, it starts out cold! *L*