On Dec 22, 8:00*am, "SteveC" wrote:
I guess not enough~! *LOL.
So there would be a gain, but not enough to justify buying the insulation?

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Steve

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message

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"SteveC" wrote in message
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But I mean by the time the hot water travels up to the third floor
(second floor in a 2 storey house) wouldn't there be loss of heat *so it
would take longer to heat those rooms? *I would rather have that heat go
to those rooms then to Minimally heat the basement, which is being heated
my it's own zone anyway.

All I'm asking is, is it worth putting the money into pipe insulation,
will it provide more heat to the upper levels??

Thanks.

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Since you're heating the basement, then unless the basement is already
too warm, I don't see that there is any gain from an energy cost
standpoint. If the upper rooms are too cold, then keeping the water
hotter on it's way there will provide more heat to that area and is
probably worth doing. The insulation is cheap.