OAK pipe condensation

[subsailor]

Now that's it's getting cooler/colder, I'm starting to get condesation dripping from my OAK pipe. When it's real cold, the whole thing is covered in frost in the morning, then when it warms up, it driops all over the place to the point I had to put a pan under it. Is anyone else experiencing this?

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Now that's it's getting cooler/colder, I'm starting to get condesation dripping from my OAK pipe. When it's real cold, the whole thing is covered in frost in the morning, then when it warms up, it driops all over the place to the point I had to put a pan under it. Is anyone else experiencing this?

I get a length of my OAK covered in frost when the temps hit the single digits, how much appears will depend upon your indoor humidity level.

I let my hearth pad take the little bit of water. Some folk insulate their OAKs (just remember the OAK can have hot air in it if the conditions are right) or place a pan under the drip point.

Then there are the OAKs attached to the venting systems like Selkirk has.

 

[nate379]

Yeah it's normal. The "OAK" for my boiler does the same thing as well. I don't worry about it since it's a minor amount of dripping.

 

[richg]

Homies and Blowes sell a product called Rubbatex.....it's black foam tape, about 2 inches wide....I wrapped my outside air pipe with it and the condensation problem went away.