Hot Water Tank - jackets??

nicola_murf

Hi everyone, I have a large hot water tank, but it seems to lose a LOT of heat, is there anything I can do to cover or insulate it? Cheaply?
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

googler

Spare blankets, towels, duvets, bedspreads, etc?

Clothes that you might otherwise be throwing out or donating to charity?

Cardboard that you might otherwise throw out or recycle?

Lay them over and around the cylinder, join them with clothes pegs or bulldog clips or similar.

Alternatively, go to a plumber's merchant, B&Q etc and price a jacket which will fit.

27col

I never cease to be amazed that there are still uninsulated hot water tanks about. If it is made of copper then no wonder there is a big heat loss. Copper is one of the most conductive materials available.
First of all, is the tank a cylinder. If so then just measure its diameter and height and go and buy an insulating jacket to fit. This is easy enough to do. If the tank is square or rectangular(rare, but I have come across a couple in my time). You can still buy a jacket that will probably fit with a little modification. If not make up your own insulation from polystyrene panel and tape them around the outside of the tank.

Mankysteve

cheap roll of loft insulation or too.

MissChoc

Wickes are currently selling hot water insulating jackets for £3.98 (+P&P which is a hefty £5.95) but still comes in under a tenner.
Product Code: 21020 (Size: 457mm x 1067mm) Universal jacket to fit 900 x 450mm and 1050 x 450mm cylinders. 80mm nominal thickness.

guy999

Miss Choc, thanks will get one of these now, but your code has a missing digit


BS Standard Cylinder Jacket

Product Code: 210203