The pipes that snake out from a hot-water or steam boiler and from a water heater radiate heat much like a conventional radiator or baseboard. You might welcome that heat if you spend a lot of time in ...

If you know anything at all about pipe insulation, you know that it goes a long way toward preventing frozen pipes. That's true: Pipe insulation keeps the water in your plumbing system from turning to ...

When energy prices jump, people start eyeing the thermostat like it is a luxury item instead of a basic switch. Yet a lot of ...

Pre-slit foam tubing is easy to slip on pipes to insulate them from freezing in winter. Hector Amezcua Sacramento Bee file Pre-slit foam tubing is easy to slip on pipes to insulate them from freezing ...

Chilled water piping insulation is not a typical system-to-be-commissioned listed in any RFP from a potential client, unless your client has been burned in the past by poor installation of such piping ...

According to insurance association statistics, water damage caused by frozen pipes exceeds damage claims for fire, winds or burglary. Insulating pipes exposed to freezing temperatures is not difficult ...

Yorkshire Water has advised customers to insulate their pipes ahead of the weekend after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice. The firm told customers to lag their water ...