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Insulation for a Water Cock in Footpath

  • 20-08-2015 1:14pm
    #1
    Poulgorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 813 ✭✭✭


    The water cock in the footpath is prone to freezing - probably not low enough under the footpath. Now, there is an Irish Water meter there as well.

    Is there any type of insulation out there that I can stuff into it that won't absorb moisture? I assume if I use a conventional fibre type of insulation, it will just go damp and soggy after a while and will then be useless.

    Any ideas?


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  • #2
    newacc2015
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭newacc2015


    They have a foam panel on top of them to prevent freezing. I imagine its pretty effective, as I dont see anyone on my road going out with kettles on cold mornings to defrost their stop cocks

    I think a good form of insulation would be some Hessian sacking. You will see it anywhere, they are lying new footpaths. I imagine a few inches of it would stop frost.


  • #3
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,888 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    newacc2015 wrote: »
    They have a foam panel on top of them to prevent freezing. I imagine its pretty effective, as I dont see anyone on my road going out with kettles on cold mornings to defrost their stop cocks

    I think a good form of insulation would be some Hessian sacking. You will see it anywhere, they are lying new footpaths. I imagine a few inches of it would stop frost.
    Hessian is not an insulator in any shape or form as it retains little or no air which is the basis of all insulation, other than the discredited and impractical VIPs

    Hession is used on new paths to retain moisture in the fresh concrete to help it cure properly and make it less liable to cack: they should wet it but generally they can't be orsed

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  • #4
    TheChizler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,514 ✭✭✭TheChizler


    If you have any polyurethane packaging you can cut it to the rough shape of the stopcock to surround it. If you can stop water getting in to the hole it would help.


  • #5
    Jeju
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 620 ✭✭✭Jeju


    There is a product called a Stop Cock Cosy available


  • #6
    Poulgorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 813 ✭✭✭Poulgorm


    I think I will stuff the chamber with bubble wrap. Will not go soggy and will retain the air.

    Worth a try, anyway.


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  • #7
    TheChizler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,514 ✭✭✭TheChizler


    Poulgorm wrote: »
    I think I will stuff it with bubble wrap. Will not go soggy and will retain the air.

    Worth a try, anyway.
    Better than nothing!


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