Ouch, hope you guys get those floors dried out ok. Keep an eye on your heat tape every year, as it has been known to be a potential fire hazard if a mouse chews it, or the insulation cracks and condensation happens to get in the break in insulation. Keep the updates coming and hopefully winter will go smooth for you guys.
The outside pipes I am going to run pipe heating cable along and them wrap them in fiberglass pipe insulation. I may also have to put a waterproof sleeve around the fiberglass. Not sure abot that yet.
You can get neoprene based pipe insulation (instead of the standard foam stuff) which tolerates the UV and weather found in exterior applications. The heat tape is a good idea, you can get a more robust product called heat trace from an electrical supply house if you have a long run to do.
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Ouch, hope you guys get those floors dried out ok. Keep an eye on your heat tape every year, as it has been known to be a potential fire hazard if a mouse chews it, or the insulation cracks and condensation happens to get in the break in insulation. Keep the updates coming and hopefully winter will go smooth for you guys.
Thank you. Good to know as we haven’t used it before. We got the leak sorted out thankfully. All dried out now.
Collin
How do you insulate the pipes outside of the house- like the hose that runs from your host’s house to the tiny house?
The outside pipes I am going to run pipe heating cable along and them wrap them in fiberglass pipe insulation. I may also have to put a waterproof sleeve around the fiberglass. Not sure abot that yet.
You can get neoprene based pipe insulation (instead of the standard foam stuff) which tolerates the UV and weather found in exterior applications. The heat tape is a good idea, you can get a more robust product called heat trace from an electrical supply house if you have a long run to do.