Boiler hot water pipe insulation

danxtremeclean · 25-02-2006 3:57pm #1

Hi all

Looking for some advice, I have a boiler in my garage about 7-10m away from the house and need to insulate the water pipes to prevent a) freezing and b) heat loss... any ideas?

Thanks
Dan

Litcagral · 25-02-2006 4:25pm

danxtremeclean wrote:

Hi all

Looking for some advice, I have a boiler in my garage about 7-10m away from the house and need to insulate the water pipes to prevent a) freezing and b) heat loss... any ideas?

Thanks
Dan

Pipe insulation!!

useeme · 25-02-2006 5:15pm

Move it inside the house?

JamesM · 25-02-2006 5:48pm

General Motors wrote:

Move it inside the house?

That is actually the most economical answer.
Dan, Can you give more information - is the garage completely detached ? are the pipes overground ? Do they run along a wall etc. You can use ordinary foam pipe insulation, but not great if the pipes are exposed. A proper job could mean running the pipes through a sewer pipe, but that would mean draining and disconnecting the pipes. Why were they not properly insulated in the first place ?
Jim.

davelerave · 25-02-2006 7:12pm

you can buy the pipes pre-insulated for laying direct in the ground .you'd have to replace your existing stuff but it's good.it's about 16" diameter with 2
pipes inside it.you'd have to join either end .

danxtremeclean · 25-02-2006 10:48pm

The boiler is a wood pellet boiler measuring 3x2m with a 600kg hopper so moving it indoors would take up a lot of space... The house is in the progress of being built (timber frame self-build). The pipe will be laid in the best way possible, probably underground..... I have heard of a product called Cosi-pipe but am klooking for other options or better options...

Dan

Boiler hot water pipe insulation

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