house is 9 years old, 2 stories, and was originally plumbed for a vacuum. I have never installed the vacuum. The vacuum wall sockets are sitting uncapped and exposed. - It seems strange to me, but the 2 sockets on the 2nd floor go up to the ceiling rather than turning down toward the vacuum unit - I have water dripping out of ONE of the sockets on the second floor, and also the main line pipe on the ground floor. I am located in Kelowna, BC, and it is getting to about –10 Celsius at night. - I can feel a bit of a cool breeze coming out of the socket. I have looked in the attic. I cannot see the vacuum pipe sticking out over the insulation. 1. Should the vacuum intakes on the 2nd floor go up to the ceiling rather than down? 2. What would be causing the water ( I am assuming condensation) to form in one of the second floor pipes, as well as the main intake area?
Answer:
Central vac lines travel in all directions and often do. You're right regarding the condensation and you can avoid more of it by wrapping the lines in the attic with a heavy coat of insulation.
