Are water heater blankets a good idea?
689 2 6 14. Add a comment. Sorted by: the difference in temperature between the water and the outside environment. The greater the difference, the faster the heat loss. the R-value of the insulation between the water and the environment: the higher, the better. edited.
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2020年9月11日 · You could use rigid styrofoam boards cut to the size you need and use a "friction fit" cut to hold them in place Those panels are easy to cut with a box cutter knife and are rated at an R5/inch. They are sold at most home stores (orange or blue) for about $20 to $25 a 4X8' sheet. This may be a better choice than a water heater blanket.
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2020年7月14日 · Sound isolation is sound isolation. Lower frequencies (bass) are harder than higher frequencies (treble) to block, but anything helps. If you have the space, a purpose built wall with staggered studs (so each stud only has one wall surface connected to it) packed with insulation is good. You can add as much of whatever other product you care to ...
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2016年10月12日 · My water heater has an R-value of 11.5, so I may buy a non-fiberglass insulation blanket like this one: Duck Brand Water Heater Insulation Blanket (R-value 9) on either Amazon or Walmart. My only problem now is finding a simple plug-in "smart switch" that doesn't require meddling with the breaker box (since it turns out the heater is actually ...
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2016年10月30日 · Should I replace fiberglass bats in my basement with rigid foam insulation? 5 Can I convert 50 amp electric oven circuit to subpanel, and power oven plus water heater, plus maybe a car charger?
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This allows plenty of blown-in insulation (cellulose, fiberglass, rockwool, etc.) to be installed in the attic without falling into the whole-house fan. The hinge allows to lid to be blown open by the fan when operating, which means you won't have to crawl in the attic over the blown-in insulation to open/close the lid seasonally.
Should hot water heater pipes in the basement be insulated?
2018年3月8日 · Improve this answer. answered Mar 8, 2018 at 3:06. DaveM. 2,775 1 12 24. If you do insulate the heating pipes, don't forget to insulate the return pipes too. If the basement gets below freezing, they might have been relying on the warmth from the hot pipes to stop them freezing. – Martin Bonner supports Monica. May 16, 2019 at 11:41.
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2016年12月31日 · The pipe is now (at best) a very tall piston full of cool water, and the hot water entering from the heater must plunger the cold water out, via the faucet. The time this takes is determined by VolumeOfPipe / FlowRate. For instance if the pipe holds a gallon of water and flow rate is 4 gallons-per-minute, it'll take 1/4 minute or 15 seconds.
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2016年2月11日 · This is a simple electric resistance heater that is designed to be wrapped around pipes in order to prevent freezing. The good ones have a thermostat built-in, so they'll only kick on if necessary. You wrap the cable around your pipes, apply insulation over the …
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Blocking an electric baseboard heater is likely to cause a fire, as they don't (typically) have any thermal protection, and keep heating up and will overheat if there isn't sufficient airflow. Especially using flammable materials to block the vents is a recipe for disaster for electric baseboards. – Milwrdfan. Sep 24, 2022 at 13:27.