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Author Topic: Pipe insulation  (Read 2260 times)

yotehunter66

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Pipe insulation
« on: September 30, 2012, 05:38:58 PM »
Any value to putting the foam pipe insulation around the pex inside the house? I have about a fifty foot run where it enters my basement till it gets to my plate exchanger. It is a full heated basement.
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Re: Pipe insulation
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2012, 06:30:20 PM »
Thermal conductvity of pex is fairly low and your heating the basement anyways.  But if you are using it in the summer months to heat domestic hot water, well...foam insulation is pretty cheap.
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Re: Pipe insulation
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2012, 06:52:11 PM »
What heat escapes goes into your home.....
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Re: Pipe insulation
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2012, 03:39:34 AM »
I have a basement thats not heated so I insulated the heck out of mine. Like mentioned before...the stuff is cheap
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