Insulate your water pipes

Posted by admin on April 7, 2009

Insulating your home’s hot water pipes is one of the easiest and most cost effective measures you can do.

Savings will depend on heating fuel (see below), but in all cases the payback is well within one year.
Annual Savings (Oil Heat @ $1.10/gallon)
Annual Savings (Natural Gas @ $0.75/therm)
Annual Savings (Electricity $0.10/kWh

Tube pipe insulation may be used on domestic cold and hot water pipes. Pipe insulation will help to reduce heat loss by up to 80 percent through hot water pipes and will stop sweating on cold water pipes. Pipe insulation can also help reduce plumbing noise. It is pre-slit for easy installation (simply snapping onto the pipe), and may be trimmed with a utility knife. One package includes four 36 inch long pieces.