bikeythekid
New Member
Hello-
I have uninsulated cold and hot water pipes running together with heating pex close by for a 60 foot chase. As a result water in the morning is warm for about 4 minutes and the refresh rate on warming it up again is around 6 hours. Regardless, there is no real chill to the water as you get to the top floors (very cool but not ground water cold at all, I don't even know if that is a problem for people.) This building is still a construction site with very little to no demand for water. The building with soon house six people. People I have spoken to have tried to assure me that with a family of six and the accompanying water usage, the water won't have time to warm on the main cold line except overnight, so my only issue would be the branch lines, which only hold 10-30 secs of water max. I should add that the person assuring me this would not be a problem was the person who forgot to insulate the pipes.
First question is: Does this guy have a point in regards the warming not being an issue when a family moves in starts using 80-100 gallons a day per person (average consumption is my city so 5-600 gallons a day)?
Secondly, it is worth cutting open areas to insulate as much as I can? If I can get to 75% of the pipes would that make a noticable difference or would the pipe I couldn't get to cause a thermal bridge into the insulated stuff?
Lastly, what insulation would you recommend?
Thank you, Bikey
I have uninsulated cold and hot water pipes running together with heating pex close by for a 60 foot chase. As a result water in the morning is warm for about 4 minutes and the refresh rate on warming it up again is around 6 hours. Regardless, there is no real chill to the water as you get to the top floors (very cool but not ground water cold at all, I don't even know if that is a problem for people.) This building is still a construction site with very little to no demand for water. The building with soon house six people. People I have spoken to have tried to assure me that with a family of six and the accompanying water usage, the water won't have time to warm on the main cold line except overnight, so my only issue would be the branch lines, which only hold 10-30 secs of water max. I should add that the person assuring me this would not be a problem was the person who forgot to insulate the pipes.
First question is: Does this guy have a point in regards the warming not being an issue when a family moves in starts using 80-100 gallons a day per person (average consumption is my city so 5-600 gallons a day)?
Secondly, it is worth cutting open areas to insulate as much as I can? If I can get to 75% of the pipes would that make a noticable difference or would the pipe I couldn't get to cause a thermal bridge into the insulated stuff?
Lastly, what insulation would you recommend?
Thank you, Bikey