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My combi condensation pipe travels inside the garage and through the wall to a grid outside in 22.5mm pipe. It freezes up in cold weather. I've now insulated the pipe inside and outside the garage (but not inside the wall) but want to ensure a permanent fix.
My idea is to cut the pipe inside the garage and let it drip into a much larger pipe that goes through the wall and empties into the grid.
My question is, should this larger pipe have a water trap (U bend) inside the garage. Could the water in the trap freeze due to the small amount of water running into it?
 
My combi condensation pipe travels inside the garage and through the wall to a grid outside in 22.5mm pipe. It freezes up in cold weather. I've now insulated the pipe inside and outside the garage (but not inside the wall) but want to ensure a permanent fix.
My idea is to cut the pipe inside the garage and let it drip into a much larger pipe that goes through the wall and empties into the grid.
My question is, should this larger pipe have a water trap (U bend) inside the garage. Could the water in the trap freeze due to the small amount of water running into it?


pipe should be in 1 1/4 in garage and outside into the drain. dont mess about with it dripping into pipe etc etc. either lag it to the drain or enlarge to inch and a quarter using a reducer.
 
if you have it dripping into the larger pipe, and no trap in the larger pipe you're susceptible to nasty smells, depending on the kind of drain etc.

Q-plumb has it- you can get a rubber bung which the smaller existing condensate pipe (after its own trap) will fit snugly into.
 
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