Hose insulation for chillers

[blueheaven]

Hi guys,

I will be placing my chiller in my balcony which is some distance away from my tank so I was thinking whether there is any way to insulate the hoses to reduce heat gained along the way.

Any idea?

[AlfaRomeo]

Get those insulation hoses used for the aircon ducting.. works well to insulate againts heat gain from surroundings..

[lightningstrike]

Hi guys,

I will be placing my chiller in my balcony which is some distance away from my tank so I was thinking whether there is any way to insulate the hoses to reduce heat gained along the way.

Any idea?

hi,

use P.E (Polyethylene) foam or P.U (Polyurethane) foam as they r known of industrially.

juz make sure one side of the foam is sticky (like double sided tape) so that u can wrap ur hose or whatever u wanna insulate.

[weisoon]

Pay a bit more and invest in the closed cell PE that are black in colour and NOT the grey type. If have budget, can also go for thicker ones but then may be a bit over kill.

[damien]

Basically, u have 2 types. Elastomeric Nitrile Foam (black in colour) and Polyethylene Foam (P.E.) - grey in colour. Elastomeric Nitrile Foam is very flexible, light in weight and has low thermal conductivity of 0.04W/m°C @10°C.

Pipe insulation for chilled water

[triggerfish]

any idea where can i get some? thanks

[AlfaRomeo]

Those air-con shops at paya lebar would have them..