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Insulation Dee 09-22-2006
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Posted by Dee on September 22, 2006, 11:09 pm
Was wondering, I live in a trailer, so some of my plastic water pipes
are exposed to the outside air under trailer, when i put my heat tape
on the pipe, is it ok to use anything tight over the heat tape, must i
use insulation over the heat tape, is duct tape ok to use over the heat
tape??


Posted by on September 23, 2006, 7:29 am
it's never not ok to use duct tape...

I would insulate it's always better to insulate than to be sorry you
didn't.

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Dee wrote:
> Was wondering, I live in a trailer, so some of my plastic water pipes
> are exposed to the outside air under trailer, when i put my heat tape
> on the pipe, is it ok to use anything tight over the heat tape, must i
> use insulation over the heat tape, is duct tape ok to use over the heat
> tape??


Posted by CJT on September 23, 2006, 2:37 pm
empress2454@wowway.com wrote:
> it's never not ok to use duct tape...

I disagree. Duct tape is great for things like Red Green, but ...

>
> I would insulate it's always better to insulate than to be sorry you
> didn't.
>

It's a bad idea if as a result the heat tape overheats and catches fire.

On this one you have to RTFM.

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>
> Dee wrote:
>
>>Was wondering, I live in a trailer, so some of my plastic water pipes
>>are exposed to the outside air under trailer, when i put my heat tape
>>on the pipe, is it ok to use anything tight over the heat tape, must i
>>use insulation over the heat tape, is duct tape ok to use over the heat
>>tape??
>
>


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Posted by Vic Dura on September 23, 2006, 8:31 am
Insulation:

> Was wondering, I live in a trailer, so some of my plastic water pipes
>are exposed to the outside air under trailer, when i put my heat tape
>on the pipe, is it ok to use anything tight over the heat tape, must i
>use insulation over the heat tape, is duct tape ok to use over the heat
>tape??

Yes, it's ok to put duct tape over the heat tape. I you live in an
area where the temp is below freezing from more than 24 hours, I would
also wrap some insulation around the pipes and heat tape.
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Posted by Robert Gammon on September 23, 2006, 8:48 am
Vic Dura wrote:
> Insulation:
>
>
>> Was wondering, I live in a trailer, so some of my plastic water pipes
>> are exposed to the outside air under trailer, when i put my heat tape
>> on the pipe, is it ok to use anything tight over the heat tape, must i
>> use insulation over the heat tape, is duct tape ok to use over the heat
>> tape??
>>
>
> Yes, it's ok to put duct tape over the heat tape. I you live in an
> area where the temp is below freezing from more than 24 hours, I would
> also wrap some insulation around the pipes and heat tape.
>

But check the duct tape often, it can easily peel away when exposed to
moisture.

There are some specialized tapes used in the insulation business that
are rated for water exposure and still hold fast. These are used to
seal sufaces of isocyanate foam panels with radiant barrier installed on
the foam. The tape completes the air/vapor seal onthe foam panels.

HVAC contractors use a different tape on air ducts as well, one that
will hold fast for YEARS in an unconditioned attic. Garden variety
Duct tape sold at Walmart, ACE Hardware, HomeDepot and Lowes will NOT do
this.

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