Would wrapping this around pipes that normally receive some heat from the house system be a mistake or would it help?
1097018
Depends on whether or not the house system you speak of is indoors or out. There is a layer of something on one side of the wrap that may make it water resistant, but my application is limited to indoors.
433087
I'm sorry I can't help. I purchased it to cover the windows in my camper to reflect the heat away. Maybe you could call and ask a plumbing shop.
25601
No, you want to make sure your house is insulated properly. This is to exhaust the attic of heat.
458401
Put some insulation ... Around pipes between heater and outside ...wall ... Very little Insulation ... In michigan ... Never freezes .... Ciao Ciao
2113624
They do not recommend putting much other than the cloth cover over it.... Seems more on top less heat gets through. I suppose that would be okay but I would not wait to attest to that...I would not bury it but I cannot see a little hurting anything. See if you can contact the company. Awesome heater ...
2193339
sure but it cuts down on the efficiency. the more distance the hot air has to be pushed the lower the efficiency. bends in the piping also affect it. what i use when i have to is that insulated duct stuff. they sell it at home depot. its a 6in inner plastic pipe covered with insulation and black plastic on the outside. i had to relocate my acs to be closer to the vent. then i had an hvac guy come in a cut two 8 inch holes in my outside wall so i could bring in fresh air. do some research on the efficiency. i moved my units closer to the exhaust outlet i had to put them up on a shelf which is good because cold air falls.
1836369
You can absolutely do that, I'm not sure what environment you are in, but if your weather is consistently below zero, you might want to think about doubling the wrap. 4" is plenty of pipe exposure to freeze. This product will not heat up all the surrounding pipes.
863984
It will but it must be dry And enclosed completely, this heater uses a lot of power, as much as a household dryer.It's more designed for a enclosed shop. If your pipes are freezing and that is the only problem I would use heat tape it is much more efficient. I hope this helps.
2044889
Not that I have noticed. It does lower felt heat from the pipes, though and that is what we purchased it for.
424492
My Video Covers it in an Air Conditioning System.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzNwsmXvt-YThe Plastic Blade is Very Durable. In a Heating system I understand that it will work, but should be installed further down the line from the blower, because it may be too hot at the blower and will melt the blades. I believe that it will be fine if you install it at least 20 feet from the blower. You can always disconnect the pipe and test the temperature to know for sure.
1751307
Should not be a problem just consider how much material you put over the hose. Bury it to deep/ sharp bends can cause it to pinch or crimp and reduce/ cut off water flow.Its a very simple system.
644611
I live in a mobile home and some idiot managed to drop the drain pipe for the tub below, and outside of the floor cavity. That bit of water will freeze in very cold weather and back up my tub so I wrapped it with this and it works like a charm. It's 1 1/2" pvc. It will work on anything as long as it is properly installed. It needs to be wrapped with insulation to hold the heat in. There's no thermostat with it so it's on all the time.
1985293
How about foam pipe insulation? Secure maybe with some type of tape or maybe zip ties?
1976248
I used Gorilla tape around cast iron pipes and it worked fine. I then wrapped the insulation around the pipe and finally vapor barrier strips of plastic provided with the insulation around the outside of both.
1227409
I would assume, from my experience with this, if you wrapped it around the pipe 4 or 5 times it would very likely reduce the sound.
458398
Well, ordinarily, we don't think of Oregon (at least in the Willamette Valley) as a cold weather state. But it got collllllld here this winter for a few weeks. I have pipes that run along the side of my house from my exterior mounted Rheem and those I wrap with an electric heat tape which only goes on if it gets to about 33degrees. The heater itself is protected internally by small heaters which are attached in various places and do a good job. That leaves the inlet and outlet array (which includes the valves and TP valve) which the heat tapes are hard to attach to. So I leave a small amount of water running at night and during the day when no one turns on a tap for an hour or so. Somewhere between a drip and a stream. That seems to do the trick. This summer I am going to put the pipes inside the wall and put the heater in an inclosure that you can buy from Rheem that fits into the wall, and my hope is that I will not need any more protection.
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no you do not need insulation you can wrap it directly around the pipe with nothing else on it