[barry mallett]

does anyone know if you can run water pipework down the outside of the house without risk of freezing .cheers barry

[simon w]

Sure you can Barry. So long as it's lagged it's no different than having a cold water outside tap. The outside wall below a kitchen window would be a good place to get it plumbed in. Great for filling 25lt containers with hot water if your trad 

[barry mallett]

thanks simon . dont know if iworded it right but i meant about 10 metres of pipework running from my loft out the fascia and down the outside wall and then fitting a tap to the wall . did you mention trad 

[PoleKing]

Yup, mine is from the house to the garage about 15 metres all told.
Keep it well lagged or if you can, bury it-the ground is warmer (I think).
Had mine in 2 years here without so much as a hiccup.
And we live on top of a hill (feels colder, not sure if it actually is)

www.laneswindowcleaning.com rutland

[simon w]

thanks simon . dont know if iworded it right but i meant about 10 metres of pipework running from my loft out the fascia and down the outside wall and then fitting a tap to the wall . did you mention trad 

Trad or WFP a hot water outside tap is always useful 

[jk999]

my tds reading from my house is around 300 when I took reading off hot water from tap it doubled 

[barry mallett]

thanks for the replies . will get a plumber to have a look . not that bothered about the tds going up a bit , its pretty  low round here and i will only use the hot water a few times each winter . cheers barry

[Mike #1]

Takes about an hour to do we live in a  cottage/bungalow  so ran the tap down inside of wall with shut off lever cold water tap though so used plastic pipe cheaper and easier to run through loft then 2-3 metres of copper pipe . so quite cheap as a mate did it

Not sure about hot water you may need copper pipe =£££  more . Mike

[robert mitchell]

You can use plastic pipe for hot too,  most central heating systems are made with it now .
Cheap and easy to plumb

[dave f]

get a washing machine plumbing kit 10 min job all you do is fix the connecter to wall screw the tap part in to pipe its self sealing then use what ever competion fittings needed easy that will be £10 please

[Window Washers]

get a washing machine plumbing kit 10 min job all you do is fix the connecter to wall screw the tap part in to pipe its self sealing then use what ever competion fittings needed easy that will be £10 please

i would never use one of them again for trying to fill my system they slow it down

[dave f]

could depend on your mains presure

[Window Washers]

could depend on your mains presure

flow rate and pressure