Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: How to insulate cold water pipes to stop wasting cold water? 8Dec 14, 2009 12:50 am Built with Sw1tch H0mes >Build thread< House status 15/12: Gates and A/C finally installed! Sep 09 Bought block, Dec 09 Engaged builder, Jul '11 Moved in Re: How to insulate cold water pipes to stop wasting cold water? 9Dec 17, 2009 10:14 am I have the same problem of pipes running thru the roof without insulation. The cold water gets so hot it almost burns. Then the cold water comes through. Our 6m high Cathedral ceiling has 0 insulation, just plaster, wrap and tiles as far as I can tell. Wife likes the exposed beams, I hate the $600 per month heating bill,… 0 13494 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Thank you for the generous offer. I need to get the plumber out to give me an explanation. As mentioned I haven't seen any rain water discharge from pipes 1& 3. It… 7 10834 Depends how much direct sun it gets. Is there any shading (eaves or trees)? If the sun hits a window directly it doesn't matter too much if it's double or single… 1 12671 |