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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: yotehunter66 on September 30, 2012, 05:38:58 PM

Title: Pipe insulation
Post by: yotehunter66 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.

Title: Re: Pipe insulation
Post by: BoilerHouse 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.

Title: Re: Pipe insulation
Post by: Scott7m on September 30, 2012, 06:52:11 PM

What heat escapes goes into your home.....

Title: Re: Pipe insulation
Post by: kj5036 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