Hello everyone,
Attached is a sketch showing the water supply from the cistern to an outdoor faucet mounted on the house wall. My question is whether anyone has an idea on how to make the entire system frost-proof.
Problem 1: The first problem is that the water pipe, shortly before reaching the house wall, leaves the frost-safe burial depth and could potentially freeze.
Problem 2: The second problem is how to make the water outlet on the house wall frost-proof.
My idea: A frost-proof faucet that is not connected from the inside of the house wall but instead sits only about 15cm (6 inches) or 20cm (8 inches) deep inside the wall. I would protect the water line in the non-frost-safe section with a heating cable.
Does anyone have any ideas or has faced a similar problem? Are there any control systems available?
Thanks in advance.
Attached is a sketch showing the water supply from the cistern to an outdoor faucet mounted on the house wall. My question is whether anyone has an idea on how to make the entire system frost-proof.
Problem 1: The first problem is that the water pipe, shortly before reaching the house wall, leaves the frost-safe burial depth and could potentially freeze.
Problem 2: The second problem is how to make the water outlet on the house wall frost-proof.
My idea: A frost-proof faucet that is not connected from the inside of the house wall but instead sits only about 15cm (6 inches) or 20cm (8 inches) deep inside the wall. I would protect the water line in the non-frost-safe section with a heating cable.
Does anyone have any ideas or has faced a similar problem? Are there any control systems available?
Thanks in advance.