Heat Tape For Plastic Drain Pipe

Heat cable for pipe freeze protection 30 feet with built in thermostat and 16 feet of high temp installation tape heavy duty self regulating 120 volt by radiant solutions company 68 20 68.

Heat tape for plastic drain pipe.

Wrap this tape around a pipe and then plug the tape into an electrical source to heat the pipe. Pvc pipe is usually rated as being able to withstand temperatures between 140 to 160 f. This kit has a built in thermostat. Use heat tape featuring a thermostat to ensure that the pvc pipe is not damaged due to excess heat.

Avoid the nightmare of dealing with frozen pipes with our selection of heat cables. Several types of heat tape are available. They will help prevent. If your building plumbing pipes are plastic such as pvc water piping use only pipe heat tape that has an automatic thermostat to control the heat tape temperature.

The thermwell 30 ft. Otherwise a very hot heating tape may damage the piping or even cause a leak. Depending on the heat loss characteristics of a specific pipe system manufacturers. The terms heat tape and heat cables are often used interchangeably to describe a pipe heater cable that s designed to protect your home s pipes from freezing.

Heat tape though does prevent pipes from freezing. It comes pre assembled for easy installation. Also the shortest heat tape i could find was 3 which is probably going to mean some of the tape is going to run past the part of the trap that will actually have water in it. Our pipe insulation will keep your pipes warm and prevent heat and energy loss.

Automatic electric heat cable kit is designed for use on metal and plastic water pipes to help prevent the pipes from freezing. Internal trace heating to stop frozen drain pipe and sewage. Easyheat freeze free 100 ft 3 watt pipe heat cable by the foot item 28935. Electrical heat tracing heat tape pipe warmer for septic pipe freeze proofing.

Protect them from plunging winter temperatures with pipe insulation heat cables and accessories from menards. I m a little concerned about the risk of melting the pvc pipe especially since it won t typically have running water going through it to dissipate the heat. In pipe plumbing heat tape product for grey and black water drains and sewer pipe freeze protection reliable energy efficient and csa certified. For use on metal and plastic water pipes.

Heat tape is available in two primary forms.