Copper pipe ( open ) in guest bath ceiling ?

The pipe is copper on the ceiling …and its above the sink…
It would make a mess if liquid discharged. What could the pipe
be for?
A nice bathroom in a a two story condominium.
Its got the silver flange surrounding it.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x296/dawlita/Nachi/100_7375.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x296/dawlita/Nachi/100_7382.jpg

Condensate drain? TPR discharge extension? What was above it?

Secondary condensate drain for the A/C

Is it just an open pipe with a flange around it?
Does the building have fire sprinklers?
Maybe they forgot to attach a sprinkler head.
(Just thinking out load)

Yep.

At least it would be conspicuous if it started leaking.

That’s exactly the point…

Agree

Thanks everybody for the feedback…

Ditto. :smiley:

David ,I see these all the time in High rises.
Those are simply concealed sprinkler head plates.

Were they in the rest of the residence or just the bathroom?

http://www.accentshopping.com/product.asp?P_ID=152140

(what resolution is your camera set at)?,I can never magnify your posted images.

Not a sprinkler Bob. These are secondary condensation lines for the heat-pump system.

Looks like a plate to me but then I rarely see heat pumps.what a strange discharge location.

It’s intended to be “conspicuous,” so that it will be noticed. This way, you will be aware of a blockage in the primary.

C-Bob,

I have never heard of a fire sprinkler piping system being fabbed in copper!
Definitely not approved for that use anywhere

I was going by the picture which is low res and impossible to magnify.

Certainly never saw a drain like this before.