Mark Hamade

To save money and energy, have you ever thought about insulating your home’s piping? Piping carries hot water to and from the various faucets in your home. It is important to ensure that while the hot water is traveling to its destination it is staying as hot as possible. If not, you will be tempted to just up the temperature on your hot water tank. Yet, all you will need to do is to insulate the pipes to avoid this water temperature drop as water travels to its destination.

If your piping runs through areas of your home that are not heated, insulation can be a big help in conservation.  The temperature of those pipes can become very cold, especially in winter months, drastically raising the amount of energy you will need to heat your water.

To remedy this, just purchase and install insulation for your hot water pipes. You will find very easy-to-use pre-made foam pipe insulation available to use. Just cut down one side of the insulation with a sharp knife so that you can insert it over the top of the piping. Make sure to measure for a snug fit. Snap it onto the piping. When you come to a corner, joint or other angle, all you need to do is to bend the foam to fit over the piping. Most of the time, this is easy to do. Then, use duct tape to cover any of the slits you have made and the joints.

It also pays to do this with cold pipes as well. These pipes often sweat and then drip onto the other hot pipes, again, lowering the temperature in them. In addition, insulating them can help to protect them from freezing and or breaking during winter months.

Energy conservation comes in many forms. Think about insulting your home’s water pipe to save energy and money.