Insulate those basement pipes!!

Post by **Retro_Origin** » Wed. Aug. 30, 2023 5:43 pm

nepacoal wrote: ↑Wed. Aug. 30, 2023 1:24 pm Probably be better to try to insulate the basement walls...

I would like to do that but unfortunately my house being old has moisture tendencies...which is why in the summer it's actually good to have a little heat from the boiler...winter however when it's really cranking....what we should all be talking about is how to scavenge heat from the flue pipe! Wind a copper pipe around it to heat the return water from the zones somehow?!

Post by **davidmcbeth3** » Fri. Sep. 01, 2023 5:32 am

franpipeman wrote: ↑Wed. Aug. 30, 2023 8:38 am insulate the top half or the bottom half?

Left side or right side

Post by **Rob R.** » Fri. Sep. 01, 2023 11:27 am

Retro_Origin wrote: ↑Wed. Aug. 30, 2023 5:43 pm what we should all be talking about is how to scavenge heat from the flue pipe! Wind a copper pipe around it to heat the return water from the zones somehow?!

I don't think the stack temperature on your boiler is high enough to justify anything like that, especially if the chimney goes up through the house.

Post by **Rob R.** » Fri. Sep. 01, 2023 11:53 am

10% discount for this weekend:

Post by **davidmcbeth3** » Fri. Sep. 01, 2023 12:57 pm

https://www.buyinsulationproductstore.com/Fibergl ... n-SSL-ASJ/

$4.83 per 3 foot section - fiberglass insulation

Post by **nepacoal** » Fri. Sep. 01, 2023 1:17 pm

davidmcbeth3 wrote: ↑Fri. Sep. 01, 2023 12:57 pm https://www.buyinsulationproductstore.com/Fibergl ... n-SSL-ASJ/

$4.83 per 3 foot section - fiberglass insulation

Mine would be $10.29 per 3 foot section. Gets pretty high pretty fast when most of your pipes in the basement are 2 1/2"

Post by **Rob R.** » Fri. Sep. 01, 2023 1:27 pm

nepacoal wrote: ↑Fri. Sep. 01, 2023 1:17 pm Mine would be $10.29 per 3 foot section. Gets pretty high pretty fast when most of your pipes in the basement are 2 1/2"

Unless your basement gets too hot I wouldn’t bother. A gravity system should be able to run at fairly low temperatures anyway.

Post by **davidmcbeth3** » Fri. Sep. 01, 2023 1:28 pm

nepacoal wrote: ↑Fri. Sep. 01, 2023 1:17 pm Mine would be $10.29 per 3 foot section. Gets pretty high pretty fast when most of your pipes in the basement are 2 1/2"

You rich people complaining of your indoor plumbing costs....

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Nepacoal's toilet's piping . ALL IN

Post by **lincolnmania** » Fri. Sep. 01, 2023 8:19 pm

i spent about 100 dollars

Post by **Retro_Origin** » Fri. Sep. 01, 2023 9:05 pm

Rob R. wrote: ↑Fri. Sep. 01, 2023 1:27 pm Unless your basement gets too hot I wouldn’t bother. A gravity system should be able to run at fairly low temperatures anyway.

While you're on the line, how does a gravity or a steam system moderate flow? What's the equivalent to an on/off 'circulator' ? Is there some sort of a variable open/closed valve? I've done google searches and can't find the proper way to word it to get the answer

Post by **franpipeman** » Sun. Sep. 03, 2023 9:48 am

temperature differential, balancing valves to moderate volume one thermostat and pressure switch for steam.

Post by **CoalisCoolxWarm** » Sat. Oct. 28, 2023 1:15 pm

Here comes another wrench into this topic. Baseboard efficiency is based upon the temp of the water. Standby boiler loss is increased with increased temp.

Is there any appreciable increase in baseboard BTU output by insulating pipes, thereby running a higher temp water at the baseboards?

Insulate those basement pipes!!

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