All,
Late last year I purchased a big old drafty ~1860 brick farmhouse. Most of the insulation(asbestos?) on the pipe runs to/from the hot water boiler to the radiators is missing. While the missing insulation was great for holding my basement and crawlspaces at ~60F in the dead of January last year, I am really hoping to avoid ending up on my natural gas provider's "top 10 residential customers" list this year...and going broke in the process.
What is the preferred/most efficient method of insulating the labyrinth of cast iron pipes I have running under my house? Fiberglass R-13 rolls, closed cell polyethylene foam, reflective foils???
Many thanks in advance for the help/advice,
Tim
Saving my $$ for the wood boiler upgrade next year...
Late last year I purchased a big old drafty ~1860 brick farmhouse. Most of the insulation(asbestos?) on the pipe runs to/from the hot water boiler to the radiators is missing. While the missing insulation was great for holding my basement and crawlspaces at ~60F in the dead of January last year, I am really hoping to avoid ending up on my natural gas provider's "top 10 residential customers" list this year...and going broke in the process.
What is the preferred/most efficient method of insulating the labyrinth of cast iron pipes I have running under my house? Fiberglass R-13 rolls, closed cell polyethylene foam, reflective foils???
Many thanks in advance for the help/advice,
Tim
Saving my $$ for the wood boiler upgrade next year...
