Frozen Sewer Roof Vent Fix Update

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5 жыл бұрын

Almost froze solid but somehow was still working. Almost two weeks after this video the vent closed enough to where we could start to smell it in the house so I went up and poured some water on the blockage, weather had been rather cold for an extended period. Here is a video link to insulating this upper pipe
• Frozen Sewer Roof Vent...
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@groutaone 5 ай бұрын

Jan 16 2024, another update, I still have trouble freezing up occasionally.

@MN-bj8lk 5 ай бұрын

I put a 6" Schedule 40 PVC Pipe (6" x 2') I ordered off of Amazon around our soil pipe (with foam stuff and silicone layer atop) because it was located on the back side of the house...NW corner with no sunlight during the winter) and always created the sewer smell every winter and the drainpipe choking sound when the stool was flushed. Then I'd have to pour water down the drains to get rid of the smell and fill the pipes again. The weather has been well below zero for a solid week plus this winter and no smell nor choking sounds. So, the 6" diameter pipe may be just what is needed to keep that annoying pipe open. Worked for me!! Thanks for your idea!! (By the way, I cut the 2-foot PVC pipe in half as it makes it much easier to fill with foam stuff, and then seal the cut with good grade paintable caulking and spay the whole project with black automotive Rust oleum spray paint to blend in with the roof.) We did it in three stages: first the 1-footer with foam, then the second foot gorilla glued to the first footer. Then after everything was dry, we put the silicone layer atop after shaving excess foam.

@groutaone 5 ай бұрын

@@MN-bj8lk Nice to hear your good results, I think mine has improved with the insulated pipe so I don't have to climb onto the roof as often, maybe if my outer pipe was black instead of white it may give added improvement as well.

@jordancochet617 5 жыл бұрын

Old plumber trick for cold Canadian winters. Get some soft copper tubing and make a hook on one end. Feed the other end as far down the stack vent as you can get it and hook the hook over the edge of the outside pipe. The copper tube will conduct heat upwards and keep the vent from freezing over. Cheers

@thenorthwestexperience 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool idea. Might try it

@yellowbusguy 5 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you are well. Miss watching your build videos. Stay frosty sir!

@groutaone 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@tonyhawk8461 5 жыл бұрын

Do you remember which video it was where you did expanding foam like around your door frame and used a scale to measure how much pressure it actually makes? Thanks🙃

@swampratt36 5 жыл бұрын

Stay warm my friend from the Great White North Eh 🤣 -3° F here in Va this morning . My old bones are crying foul .

@jason-ge5nr 5 жыл бұрын

if you had a 90 and a street 90 to turn that down do you think you would just form a huge icicle?

@xnotx2 5 жыл бұрын

Are you getting a wind siphoning effect? Extend it up a foot or so more?

@CraigArndt 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Grouta, That's really solid, now I need to think if mine is frozen... not that I could even get up there 10/12 pitch with 2' of snow on the roof. Was thinking of you last week driving 401 to 403 on our way to and from Detroit. Hope you're doing well!

@TheBrokenLife 5 жыл бұрын

I admit that I've been curious about how this would turn out ever since you did it. Looks like it's going your way!

@groutaone 5 жыл бұрын

Barely working it seems, also not often we get these kind of temps. I can remember many years ago we got down to -40 now that was cold, I remember even the seat in my truck felt stiffer than normal and the engine started to overheat because the antifreeze was a little weak not allowing proper flow through the rad.

@TheBrokenLife 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I wouldn't worry about it much due to this insane weather we're having. If it didn't give you grief for the last 3 years, I doubt it's going to. I suppose if you wanted to you could always put a little heat tape around it under the insulation in the attic and if the house gets stinky, plug it in for a couple of hours.

@anglosaxon1622 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheBrokenLife That idea of heating the vent pipe has been suggested previously ,I myself thought about it but then there is the question of heater element in the attic, fire risk, probably will not meet code regulations, city not happy, ah well better forget that idea. 😣

@TheBrokenLife 5 жыл бұрын

@@anglosaxon1622 As with everything else on this channel, I'm expecting people to be accountable for their actions and not behave like idiots. If the house starts to stink, plug it in for a couple of hours wasn't an unclear suggestion. Don't just plug it in and walk away forever thinking everything is going to be fine... City? Code? Dude lives on a farm...

@larrykluckoutdoors8227 5 жыл бұрын

I did the same thing to my vents, I from Minnesota.. I hate getting up onto the roof during the winter.. My vents looks right now like that one. Still no smell

@Kapco78 5 жыл бұрын

Any chance you have a septic field/tank? Seems to happen more with those. With a traditional sewer there seems to be a constant flow of air from the outside to the inside. With tank/fields you seem to get more moist air coming from inside the house rising, causing the frost issue. My father in-law was fighting the same issue....he ended up putting heat trace around the pipe. Today was -41 straight temp as I drove to work...truck is parked outside and wasn't happy to be started. (Steinbach MB)

@groutaone 5 жыл бұрын

Yes this is a septic tank/field system, wow -41! good thing that is a rare occurance

@seniamcclurg3388 5 жыл бұрын

Where in Canada do you live? To cold for us to live, we are in Clarksville, TN.

@farmer697 5 жыл бұрын

Wow it’s full blown winter out there!

@groutaone 5 жыл бұрын

Indeed my friend, I suspect you have a good share of it as well, did your temp last night get this cold as well?

@farmer697 5 жыл бұрын

Not even close, it’s been a mild winter with very little snow. We are supposed to get cold soon though. Nice experiment the other day, still can’t find the curve? Me neither

@groutaone 5 жыл бұрын

Yes the elusive curve, commonly found with an inferior mirage or a fish eye lens, Ranty has done a good job showing visual distortions over water, he made an excellent observation showing a ship getting visually compressed primarily on the hull and the upper part of the ship remained mostly unaffected.

@grandtvideo7750 Жыл бұрын

Hi - you said there was NO sewer smell initially...what caused you to investigate? Were there any symptoms?

@groutaone Жыл бұрын

This video was from about three years ago so I will guess it was out of curiosity and to make a video, I have had trouble with the vent since this video, I may remove the outer white pipe and redo it this summer with a larger black outer pipe, the bigger pipe is to allow more insulation and black to add heat from the sun.

@grandtvideo7750 Жыл бұрын

@@groutaone i see...I am here because tub gurgling when flush toilet....ZERO F for 4 days now ....figure roof issues as everything seems to drain fine....ty- Merry Christmas :)

@groutaone Жыл бұрын

@@grandtvideo7750 Ah yes, the tub gurgling during a flush is a sign of a frozen roof vent. I think what happens is water enters the pipe during a flush and the air displaced from that inside the pipe has to go somewhere but if the vent is closed the air can be forced out other drains causing the gurgling sound.

@jimdobson7631 3 жыл бұрын

You Should try the "No Frost Venting" Kit money back guarantee to perform!

@edwardmalfroid946 5 жыл бұрын

I am not a plumber, but I would think that painting or coating it black would give you some solar temp gain that may keep it from icing up.

@groutaone 5 жыл бұрын

I think you have a good idea, that may help a bit, maybe in summer I go up there again to paint.

@TheBrokenLife 5 жыл бұрын

You mean you're not going to build an environmental chamber on your roof so you can do it today? Booo!! Unsubbed.... ;)

@groutaone 5 жыл бұрын

Maxwelhse I do get ideas from the comments sometimes :)

@805ROADKING 5 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Canada eh!!☺

@groutaone 5 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, yes indeed :)

@anglosaxon1622 5 жыл бұрын

@@groutaone Greetings from the Frozen North! (Winterpeg).

@groutaone 5 жыл бұрын

Anglo Saxon Greetings to you as well, hey do you know what the coldest temp Winnipeg had this winter?

@anglosaxon1622 5 жыл бұрын

@@groutaone January 30th 2019. -35'C

@tonyhawk8461 5 жыл бұрын

Too much potty time.😂 nice video🙃

@ranat5526 5 жыл бұрын

Put a one way air vent on top of that pipe.

@user-ff8ju1ee9b 2 жыл бұрын

I like.. 2:33

@hobbit321a 5 жыл бұрын

too many potty jokes great fix ill leave at that