I finally got around to insulating my hot water pipes today. Insulating these pipes is supposed to keep the water in them warmer, so you use less fuel (thus saving your money and the environment). Also, the time it takes for the warm water to reach your faucet is now minimized. How much can be saved by doing this? I've read estimates as high as $50 per year! I imagine that's pretty high, but even if it's a couple of dollars I'll be ahead of the game in a year or two, as I purchased three foam tubes at only $.97 apiece. It took me about thirty minutes to cut, place, and tape the insulation. I only covered the pipes that were readily accessible to me (I'm not a fan of crawlspaces).
If you'd like instructions on how to do this in your own home, check out the Department of Energy's page. This improvement was so simple and cheap, why not do it?
1 comments:
I tried to use spray foam, but I'm going to check out foam tubes like you got.
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