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attic water tank insulation.

  • 05-12-2011 10:37pm
    #1
    littlemis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭


    Was wondering if anyone could give me a blow by blow description of how to insulate the water tanks in the attic,using sheets of hardboard and a roll of insulation...was hoping to google a link with photos on how to do it but am drawing a blank..think i must be wording it wrong.....I am trying to find out if the board sits off the floor,how to attach the roll to board,has it to be touching the tank...when i cut the timber for the lid do i sandwich the fiberglass between 2 boards......basically a dummies guide as i have the boards and the insulation...Any of you nice people able to offer advice please????:)


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  • #2
    Joey the lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    Blow by blow.....


    By a lagging jacket to suit your attic tank and dont insulate the bottom.

    If you choose the diy route... wrape all the insulation around except the bottom and ensure it does not get wet.

    Make sure the floor underneath is not covered in insulation unless the tank is 1 meter off the floor.


  • #3
    mr lee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭mr lee


    for the top of the tank just cut a sheet of ply that will cover the tank,cut a piece of aeroboard the same size and glue it to the bottom side of the ply and just cut out the holes where the pipes go and place on top of tank,its a piece of cake.


  • #4
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    I made a frame covered in hardboard but 6 inches bigger than the water tank and put fibreglass in-between the two. To be honest it was a bit of a pain.

    Home base and most places sell insulation inside a plastic liner, about 50cms wide. Just wrap the tank with this, much easier. As others have said, cut lid out of hardboard and insulate that.


  • #5
    ronan45
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭ronan45


    My water attic tanks are not insulated. Is the purpose so the pipes coming out dont freeze? Surely the tank could not freeze up?


  • #6
    sligo camper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 195 ✭✭sligo camper


    see my earlier anwser to this on my message board:rolleyes:


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  • #7
    ronan45
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭ronan45


    sligo camper wrote: »
    see my earlier anwser to this on my message board:rolleyes:

    Crikey lucky i saw this thread by chance. Runs off to get Water tank Insulation thing
    Just googled this for anyone like me who has no insulation on their tank

    http://www.mcmahons.ie/insulation/laggingjackets/ep-50-gallon-cold-water-tank-jacket-boxed.html?gclid=CIOJ0_GI7awCFcIe4QodxVvuLg


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