Cold water tank in the loft

[asthpsw]

Now that I've got mega amounts of insulation in the roof space of my house...................I do wonder if it could get so cold up in the loft that the cold water tank & pipes could freeze ?

Has anyone experience of this & what have they done to prevent reoccurance ?

The tank itself has about 1" think polysteryne all around it & on top & the pipes have just got like a "sacking" material around them (probably from when the house was built late 60's/ early 70's)

Paul

 

[Kes]

Is the tank at 'floor' level or is it raised? If raised then don't insulate under the tank - if not raised too far you could take the insulation up in the form of a box to meet the tank, if you see what I mean. The idea is that some heat from the house will rise to keep the tank above freezing point.

The more insulation on the tank and pipes the better. If you house isn't very well heated and there's a prolonged spell of deep frost, and the water isn't used, then it could freeze, I guess. I don't know how common this is, it hasn't ever happened to me.