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Pipe Heating Cable (“heat tracing”) for Freeze
Posted on 12/22/22 at 9:47 am
Posted on 12/22/22 at 9:47 am
I know it’s a little late now but wanted to share with the group - working in the industrial sphere I wondered if there was a residential version of heat tracing to keep pipes above freezing. Found something simple online but I bet Lowe’s has something similar:
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It has a built-in thermostat and will warm up when approaching freezing and will shut off when at a certain upper limit. Wrap this on the pipe, tape/zip tie, then cover in insulation.
Good luck in the freeze everyone.
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It has a built-in thermostat and will warm up when approaching freezing and will shut off when at a certain upper limit. Wrap this on the pipe, tape/zip tie, then cover in insulation.
Good luck in the freeze everyone.
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Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:09 pm to bapple
just FYI for whoever uses these...your electric bill will be higher than giraffe pussy after using them 
used them in Alaska and it would easily jump an electric bill $100-200 for a couple days usage
used them in Alaska and it would easily jump an electric bill $100-200 for a couple days usage
Posted on 12/22/22 at 1:04 pm to gaetti15
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used them in Alaska and it would easily jump an electric bill $100-200 for a couple days usage
The heat cable he linked only draws 3 watts a linear foot. He could run 100 ft 24/7 for a month and it would cost about $33 @ .15 a kilowatt hour or about $1.00 a day. He may only need 10ft which would cost pennies per day.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 1:58 pm to weadjust
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The heat cable he linked only draws 3 watts a linear foot. He could run 100 ft 24/7 for a month and it would cost about $33 @ .15 a kilowatt hour or about $1.00 a day. He may only need 10ft which would cost pennies per day.
I have 2 on my hose bibs and a third just delivered yesterday. I ran those two for years and never had any spike in electricity. Out of curiosity, I tented one of my faucets with a piece of mylar. reflective insulation and tossed my wifi BBQ thermometer in there. Worked like a champ, you could watch the cycles on the graph.
This post was edited on 12/22/22 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 12/22/22 at 2:35 pm to bapple
If it's like standard heat tape/wrap don't loop over itself. Keep it a single layer and never allow the tape to cross itself. They don't last long that way.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 3:31 pm to bapple
Funny you mentioned this. Someone we know just told me about these and I almost asked if you were the one that got him set up with it…
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