Is it acceptable to boss a condesate pipe into a rainwater downpipe
that empties onto a glassfibre flat roof ? I was kind of hoping that
this would help the condensate pipe from freezing however I'm not
entirely convinced its a good idea as I'm aware that the condensate is
acidic so would be concerned that over time this could have an effect
on the glassfibre roof...
I could possibly run it to the soil stack but want to avoid excess
external pipework especially when its in white.

On 12 Aug, 12:50, aberdeen wrote:
Is it acceptable to boss a condesate pipe into a rainwater downpipe
that empties onto a glassfibre flat roof ? *I was kind of hoping that
this would help the condensate pipe from freezing however I'm not
entirely convinced its a good idea as I'm aware that the condensate is
acidic so would be concerned that over time this could have an effect
on the glassfibre roof...
I could possibly run it to the soil stack but want to avoid excess
external pipework especially when its in white.

Glass fibre reinforced resin was used to build Co-Rist chemical pumps
handling concentrated hydrochloric and other acids so you ought not to
have problems on that score.

aberdeen wrote:
Is it acceptable to boss a condesate pipe into a rainwater downpipe
that empties onto a glassfibre flat roof ? I was kind of hoping that
this would help the condensate pipe from freezing however I'm not
entirely convinced its a good idea as I'm aware that the condensate is
acidic so would be concerned that over time this could have an effect
on the glassfibre roof...

It's supposed to go directly into a drain.
Mine goes out over an extension roof, and it's clipped to the wall and
deposits it's acidic crap into a gutter, directly above a down pipe, I could
have had it running on the roof, but it tends to splash and christ only
knows what mess it would make of the brickwork, not to mention the tiles.


I could possibly run it to the soil stack but want to avoid excess
external pipework especially when its in white.

Isn't there a possibility you could route it inside the house closer to the
stack, then there's only a short piece showing outside?

--
Phil L
RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008

On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:50:15 -0700 (PDT), aberdeen
wrote:

Is it acceptable to boss a condesate pipe into a rainwater downpipe
that empties onto a glassfibre flat roof ? I was kind of hoping that
this would help the condensate pipe from freezing however I'm not
entirely convinced its a good idea as I'm aware that the condensate is
acidic so would be concerned that over time this could have an effect
on the glassfibre roof...
I could possibly run it to the soil stack but want to avoid excess
external pipework especially when its in white.
An alternative, albeit somewhat more expensive, is to use a condensate
pump near the boiler which then uses flexible polytube and can pump
uphill to a more convenient location.

My boiler is in a first floor airing cupboard, and the condensate pump
outlet then goes up through the ceiling, across the joists and then to
a soil pipe. Has been working fine for two years now, and the pump is
very quiet and unobtrusive.

"aberdeen" wrote in message
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Is it acceptable to boss a condesate pipe into a rainwater downpipe
that empties onto a glassfibre flat roof ? I was kind of hoping that
this would help the condensate pipe from freezing however I'm not
entirely convinced its a good idea as I'm aware that the condensate is
acidic so would be concerned that over time this could have an effect
on the glassfibre roof...
I could possibly run it to the soil stack but want to avoid excess
external pipework especially when its in white.


it's not acidic enough to worry about ... a tomato is probably worse !

On 12 Aug, 19:10, "Phil L" wrote:
aberdeen wrote:
Is it acceptable to boss a condesate pipe into a rainwater downpipe
that empties onto a glassfibre flat roof ? *I was kind of hoping that
this would help the condensate pipe from freezing however I'm not
entirely convinced its a good idea as I'm aware that the condensate is
acidic so would be concerned that over time this could have an effect
on the glassfibre roof...

It's supposed to go directly into a drain.
Mine goes out over an extension roof, and it's clipped to the wall and
deposits it's acidic crap into a gutter, directly above a down pipe, I could
have had it running on the roof, but it tends to splash and christ only
knows what mess it would make of the brickwork, not to mention the tiles.

I could possibly run it to the soil stack but want to avoid excess
external pipework especially when its in white.

Isn't there a possibility you could route it inside the house closer to the
stack, then there's only a short piece showing outside?

--
Phil L
RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008

That would have been my best option had the floor not been tiled
recently - bad planning I know. I am considering chasing the wall out
behind the skirting and seeing if I can run it behind there.
Thanks for the advice.