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This is the last thing left for me to solve to get the water softener finished. I had the water loop installed by a plumber. There was no easy access to any drain, and they rain the water softener drain line in the attic. Its 1/2" pvc pipe about 55' in length to run to the back of the house and use the clothes washer drain in the utility room. The attic has blow in insulation and it looks like some of the joists near the drain end are taller than some of the other joists where the drain feed end would be. The drain line is not supported, and currently just laying on top of the insulation and perpendicular to the joists.
1. Is it safe to even run the drain line in the attic?
2. Do I need to support the line? I have read that 10ft only need a 1/4" drop for water to flow down.
Not too sure how flexible it would be if I tried, but the line is a few feet from any vertical joist that I could attach it too. Its also near the overhang of the roof, and my out of shape azz is having some real trouble working in this little area.
I have clamps to use on the joists and then also considered making a little wooden piece that would sit over a single joist, or two joists so that I could have a bracket that was movable (if it for some reason needed to), and could be made to a custom height so that the drain line pressure was enough. I had also considered using a split ring hangar vertically off and above the joist, (still not sure what the best way to mount that would be though).
Any thoughts that might help me FINALLLLLY just get this done??? Thank you.
1. Is it safe to even run the drain line in the attic?
2. Do I need to support the line? I have read that 10ft only need a 1/4" drop for water to flow down.
Not too sure how flexible it would be if I tried, but the line is a few feet from any vertical joist that I could attach it too. Its also near the overhang of the roof, and my out of shape azz is having some real trouble working in this little area.
I have clamps to use on the joists and then also considered making a little wooden piece that would sit over a single joist, or two joists so that I could have a bracket that was movable (if it for some reason needed to), and could be made to a custom height so that the drain line pressure was enough. I had also considered using a split ring hangar vertically off and above the joist, (still not sure what the best way to mount that would be though).
Any thoughts that might help me FINALLLLLY just get this done??? Thank you.