Water lines in a basement, insulate or not?
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It's definitely a project but a smart investment. Insulating your hot water pipes reduces heat loss and can raise water temperature 2°F–4°F hotter than uninsulated pipes can deliver, allowing you to lower your water temperature setting.
yea. Wrap them up. There is insulation for that at your local home depot
Definitely insulate the pipes. Both hot and cold. There is foam pipe insulation that snaps over the pipe and adhesive to stick the seams.
Hot water lines should all be wrapped with the foam pipe wrap which comes in varied lengths and your water heater could have its own blanket.
Are the water lines in a heated space.? If so, I wouldn’t bother insulating, if a nun unheated space you might save some money by insulating
my basement runs 60 F...that's the temp in most of this areas caves..the ancient water heater is still working....its got a blanket around it and insulation on top...its electric.
its a kinda sorta heated space- 55-60 degree f range. that's the temp of the caves in this area.