Why Insulate your Water Pipes?

Hello dear friends,

In the last posts we have learned a lot more about piping, including the dangers of lead piping and also how to work with joining pipes that are made out of different materials to avoid electrolysis.

In this blog, we will cover the benefits of insulating water pipes.

1) When you insulate pipes, it is more difficult for cold air to get inside of the pipe. It is this cold air getting into a pipe that can cause it to freeze and if a pipe bursts after it freezes over, this can cause expensive damages to your home. When water gets really cold, it turns to ice, and then it expands, which then causes the pipe to burst. You can avoid all of this by applying insulation to your dear pipes.

2) Another advantage of insulating the pipe system in your home is that when water moves from the place where it was heated to your faucets and shower, it travels through the piping system in your home. And through its adventures and travels, it is possible that i loses heat. So, what does insulation do for you? When you insulate your pipes, you help minimize the heat escaping and as a result, you will need less energy to keep the water hot and thus this will result in money and energy savings! This is, thus, a big win for the planet and for your wallet.

3) A third advantage of insulating the pipes at your home is noise reduction. When you apply insulation to your pipes, it not only keeps the heat inside. It also allows for the noise to be also kept inside the pipe, at least to a greater extent. This results in less noise as water travels all the way from your heater to your faucets and shower head.

In addition to these three benefits, there are some others, including reduced condensation as water, which helps reduce how much water interacts with the outside of pipes which contributes to corrosion.

Indeed, applying insulation to your water piping system has plenty of benefits. And you know what is also great? Adding insulation is easy to install and inexpensive to do it!