Insulation Blankets
Insulation is the process of immunizing anything such as house, machinery, pipes, and engines and so on from the loss of temperature. Insulation material is any substance that prevents or slows down the flow or transfer of heat.
Materials such as fiberglass, rock wool, urethane foam, polystyrene, cellulose and vermiculite are used to slow heat loss.
Insulation Blankets Article
Insulation material is rated according to its capacity to resist the flow of heat called R-value. The higher the R-value, the greater is the insulating ability and more effectiveness. It means that if you double the R-value of your insulation, you are reducing your energy bills by half.
Blanket Insulation and fiber glass insulation
Blanket insulation is the most widely used form of insulation. It comes in forms of bits of sheet or blanket rolls. The blankets or bits are made of flexible fibers, the most common material being fiberglass.
Fiberglass is made from molten glass that is spun or blown into fibers. In most cases the fiber glass contains 20% to 30% recycled glass material.
Other materials such as rolls made from mineral wool, plastic fibers and natural fibers such as cotton and sheep wool are also used.
Insulating blanket water heater
Insulating blankets are also used for insulating water heaters especially those that run on electricity. Insulating them with blankets means great savings on energy bills each month. It is quite easy to install the blanket around the water heater.
Cut the insulation blanket for the top of the tank so as to fit around the piping. Fix a tape on the section you have cut and closed after you have installed it on the top.
The second step is to fold down the corners of the tank top insulation blanket and fix the tape on the sides of the tank.
In the third step, you need to position the insulation blanket around the circumference of the tank. To make the installation process easy, it is suggested that the tank should be so positioned that the ends of the blanket do not come together over the access panels over the side of the tank.
Now secure the blanket in place by tying it with belts that are provided along with the blanket. The belts should be so adjusted that they do not go over the access panels and they should fit snugly over the blanket. The belts should in no case compress the blanket more than 15%–20% of its thickness.
Install the blanket so that the temperature/pressure relief valve and the overflow pipe on the side of the tank remain outside it.
