Heating duct insulation
 

Hi,
The sheet metal ducts from furnace run around in my basement. I wonder if it
is worthwhile to wrap them with some kind of insulation? I guess there must
be a huge heat loss down there.
Any advice?
John

Heating duct insulation
 

On Oct 23, 1:24 am, "John61" wrote:
Hi,
The sheet metal ducts from furnace run around in my basement. I wonder if it
is worthwhile to wrap them with some kind of insulation? I guess there must
be a huge heat loss down there.
Any advice?
John

I did mine because in the summer the AC made the basement to cool,
Insulate and you will be cooler in winter , if you use your basement
you might need a new supply cut in for the basement, If you go ahead
there is duct insulation, mine are circular, I removed the ducts slid
on insulation and sealed the joints with mastic.

Heating duct insulation
 

John61 wrote:
Hi,
The sheet metal ducts from furnace run around in my basement. I
wonder if it is worthwhile to wrap them with some kind of insulation?
I guess there must be a huge heat loss down there.
Any advice?
John

John61;

Is the basement occupied? Do you want to keep the basement warm to prevent
your water pipes from freezing? Generally speaking, heat rises anyway. If
it's a unoccupied area, you might want to insulate. You can purchase 1"
fiberglass insulation [for this purpose] in 100' x 72" rolls. Cut what you
need to go around the pipe [either square or round] and secure with spray
glue, wire, or nail [like a diaper] or both.

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Zyp

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John61 wrote:
Hi,
The sheet metal ducts from furnace run around in my basement. I
wonder if it is worthwhile to wrap them with some kind of insulation?
I guess there must be a huge heat loss down there.
Any advice?
John

John61;

Is the basement occupied? Do you want to keep the basement warm to
prevent
your water pipes from freezing?


Freezing pipes in a basement? Not likely.