This week I’ve been I rebuilding my main water installation and also did some procrastination (i’m good at that!) on the boring task of isolating warm water pipes, but now it’s done.
Does it help to insulate them? My kitchen tap takes about 40 seconds to warm up, 40 seconds of hot water I’m paying for and not getting.
It does not speed up getting hot water, it reduces losses. Quite a bit (nearly all of it) runs under the floors through unheated area’s. Think 6…15 degrees Celsius. Over 10 Meters (probably more) it will cool down quite a bit before hitting the tap and you want it hot (over 68 celsius or cold, below 18) to avoid the legionella bacteria. The tap is designed to avoid accidental burn by hot water
Yeah, it’s quite a long run under most of the length of this row of condominiums… there’s nothing to be done, I guess, unless I want to get one of those bitchin’ Calaphon gas heaters I saw in South America and throw it in the pantry. Those things are just so beautiful to watch when someone starts a shower.
I actually thought it’s advised against isolating drinking water hot water pipes because of legionnaires disease. If the water in the pipes doesn’t cool down fast enough but stays stagnant and warm for prolonged periods of time, you risk growing the bacteria
Not that I’m aware of. It’s still common practice. The problem is with water standing still over a period of time (if i remember well, over a week) end especially dead ends. I got rid of the dead ends and the waterheater is set to 70 degrees celcius. That ought to do it.
edit: the well gives water at 6 degrees which is well below 18, so i’m good there too)
Were they not playing well together? 😂
well, the well ratted them out, but all is well now.
