Insulating Copper Supply Lines
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Insulating Copper Supply Lines
I am currently finishing off my basement and will be installing a suspension ceiling farily soon. I'm concerned because I have a copper supply line to an outdoor spiggot and when we water heavily in the summer when it is hot this supply line 'sweats' due to the very cold water running through the line. I'm pretty sure we all know what your suspension celing tiles look like after they have had water drip on them for a while!!! What can I do to prevent this? Is there something that I can wrap around the copper pipe to insulate it and prevent sweating? Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!
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Armaflex would do the trick. It's the black foam rubber pipe insulation sold at any home improvement store. Buy it pre-split with the tape on it to seal the seam and you'll be done in no time at all.