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2. How to prevent your pipes from freezing in Louisville winter ...

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   Insulate the pipes by going to a Home Depot, Lowe's, Menards or other home improvement store and buying foam pipe insulation or insulation tape. How do I thaw my pipes? Keep your faucets on.

3. How to Fix Your Frozen Pipes, According to Experts - AOL

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   Wrap the pipe with a hot towel: Soak it in hot water and wrap it around the frozen section. Apply a salt solution : Mix salt with warm water and apply it to the frozen area. Salt lowers the ...

4. Pipe insulation - Wikipedia

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   Pipe insulation made from rigid Phenolic, PIR, or PUR foam insulation is common in some countries. Rigid-foam insulation has minimal acoustic performance but can exhibit low thermal-conductivity values of 0.021 W/(m·K) or lower, allowing energy-saving legislation to be met whilst using reduced insulation thicknesses. [8]

5. Building insulation material - Wikipedia

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   When found in the home, asbestos often resembles grayish-white corrugated cardboard coated with cloth or canvas, usually held in place around pipes and ducts with metal straps. Things that typically might contain asbestos: [35] Boiler and furnace insulation. Heating duct wrapping. Pipe insulation ("lagging"). Ducting and transite pipes within ...

6. Insulation - Wikipedia

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   List of insulation materials; Building insulation, thermal insulation added to buildings for comfort and energy efficiency Insulated siding, home siding that includes rigid foam insulation; Insulated glazing, a thermally insulating window construction; Insulated pipe, widely used for district heating and hot water supply in Europe

7. Styrofoam - Wikipedia

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   DuPont produces styrofoam building materials, including varieties of building insulation sheathing and pipe insulation. The claimed R-value of styrofoam insulation is approximately 5 °F⋅ft 2 ⋅h/BTU for 1 inch thick sheet. [7] Styrofoam can be used under roads and other structures to prevent soil disturbances due to freezing and thawing. [8 ...