What Is Plumbing Heat Tape?
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Plumbing heat
tape is used to protect pipes from freezing in extremely cold locations were normal pipe
insulation is just not enough.
Heat tape looks like a tape but has an electrical wire that runs through it
and gets plugged in to a normal 110 volt outlet.
Heat tape comes in many lengths and different wattage because some locations
are simply colder then others and will require more heat.
Installing heat tape can be very simple if you have access to the pipes that
you need to insulate.
You will simply just wrap the area of pipe that you want to insulate and then
plug the other end of the tape in and your pipe will stay warm.
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Heat tape is very inexpensive to run and is a great way to keep your pipe from freezing. If
you have a cold area were your pipes keep on freezing and the normal pipe insulation is just not working it might
be time for you to switch on over to some heat tape to protect that plumbing.
Heat tape can be found at many home centers like Home Depot, Lowes and off course your
local plumbing supply house. If
you are not sure you can handle this type of job yourself then you may want to hire a licensed plumber to come and do the job
for you
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