Never had Drain frozen before this cold winter. The heat tape I bought, says NOT to use on Plastic DRAIN lines.
Approved heat tape for plastic drain line,installed on the level??
Jan 26, 2014
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None. Heat tape won't transfer any nor nearly enough heat through the PVC to do anything, if it could it would likely melt the PVC. You need the pipe's area air-sealed and insulated so the home's radiant heat keeps everything above freezing, in even the worst conditions. Sorry, no cheap or easy fix.
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