foam pipe wrap insulation recommendations

Oct 20, 2003 3 Replies
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Looking for some advice on the foam pipe wrap insulation. All the copper water pipes in the house we recently moved into are exposed in an unfinished, unheated basement. I was thinking of wrapping these pipes with the foam pipe wrap. From what I've seen at Lowe's & Home Depot there appears to be different kinds (quality?) of this insulating material. I have quite a bit of exposed pipe and was planning to wrap both the hot & cold water lines. I've also poked around a bit on the Internet and it appears I can save some money by buying this stuff in bulk as opposed to purchasing it piece-wise at the home improvement places. Here are some of the sites I've found on the net:



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Advice? Recommendations? As always... Thanks.


--Greg


Hot pipes are wrapped to prevent heat loss. Cold pipes are wrapped to prevent condensation. If you live in a very dry area, that may not be needed. Ed

get the type where the seams have glue already on them. it makes a big difference

Get the closed cell insulation, the Therma-cel Seam Seal is a good example.

Erik

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