Insulated radiator pipes

[Uncle Peter]

Saw the daftest thing today, insulation on radiator pipes between the floor and the radiator. What do they hope to achieve by this?

[Brian Gaff]

Oh, maybe it looks nice? I suspect its just the end of the bit under the floor perhaps?

Brian

[John]

To stop the kids from banging sharp toys (cars, etc) into them. DAMHIKT

[Uncle Peter]

Sharp enough to break a pipe? What kind of toys do you give your kids?

What's that mean?

[Uncle Peter]

It didn't.

No, it was seperate bits of foam.

[spuorgelgoog]

Owain

[spuorgelgoog]

It hides the earth wires on local council contracts.

Owain

[Nightjar]

It stops the mice from burning themselves when they run into the pipes.

[Uncle Peter]

But asking shows that it was an excessive acronym usage.

[Uncle Peter]

I remove unsightly earth wires. They are unnecessary as the earth/neutral comes in through the main cable into the house.

[Uncle Peter]

On Tue, 05 Aug 2014 23:10:04 +0100, Nightjar

[DerbyBorn]

"Uncle Peter" wrote in news: [e-mail]:

They are "Bonding" to ensure everything is at the same potential.

[Tim Watts]

UnclePeter likes to troll.

Or he really is a dangerous bastard.

Either way, best ignored....

[John Rumm]

AMIIGAF

[John Rumm]

Don't feed the trolls....

[Mike Clarke]

Our 9 month old granddaughter got a badly blistered leg when she crawled up against a hot radiator pipe. They now have some insulation round the pipes.

[Uncle Peter]

But the radiator is the same temperature as the pipe.

[John Rumm]

She probably don't levitate 12" off the ground when crawling...

[Uncle Peter]

A radiator isn't meant to be that hot, try turning down the stat on your boiler. If you can scald yourself on a radiator, you could melt something and cause a fire.

[Nightjar]

Rubbish. Anything above 43C can cause burns, hence the use of low surface temperature radiators for places like nursing homes.