The condensate pipe on my combi boiler comes out of the wall and rests in the hopper of a downpipe but with this rather cold weather that we have all been having, it has tended to freeze up quite a bit.
This got me to thinking.
The basin and bath waste pipes never seem to freeze up and these are directly into the soil pipe. I assume, rightly or wrongly that this is because (a) the ubends are inside the house and (b) because of the gasses inside the soil pipe come up into the waste pipes.
Working on theory (b), would it help if I take the condensate pipe from the hopper and feed it into the bath waste pipe using a 'T' connection and reducing plug thereby keeping the open end out of direct contact with the outside air. I have plenty of drop on the pipe to do this, or should I lag the pipe, though I don't think lagging is the answer.
Your thoughts as always would be most gratefully appreciated.
Kindest regards,
James