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    The "R Value" of Pool Noodles

    COOL, thanks Brandy. I had an inkling of the fact when I came across a mfgr website which also mfgred pool noodles as well as pipe insulation. So, I guess this also means that to a degree, pipe insulation can be used as pool noodles! :) In thought, since insulation is trapped cells of...
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    The "R Value" of Pool Noodles

    ..or I can feign a shoulder injury and infiltrate the local PT place...... :laugh: Maybe the next James Bond film should be infiltration of a PT place to smuggle pool noodles out... Jay
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    The "R Value" of Pool Noodles

    I cut the noodles this morning (my day off) and put them on. they are a bit harder to install than the store bought kind because they're stiffer and thicker but they fit perfectly around my copper pipes and they are great!!! Now I just need to find some more lying around. They're not any cheaper...
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    The "R Value" of Pool Noodles

    http://www.tundrafoam.com/water_toys...oys_index.html Interesting enough, the link above shows that the same company that makes these Pool Noodles also makes pipe insulation.... Gee, I wonder if it's the same material...:D I already have about 3 of them lying in my basement, they make...
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    The "R Value" of Pool Noodles

    I've found out from a home forum that the polyethylene stuff you buy at the hardware store is basically the same stuff as the pool noodles. The polyethylene stuff is rated to 160degs and not as high as some of the more expensive pipe wraps but it's fine for domestic hot water lines which...
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    The "R Value" of Pool Noodles

    Strange thought last night... Do you think those pool noodles have any insulating qualities in them. I can typically find a ton of those things in people's trash and they are (or most of them) hollow. I have a bunch of copper pipes that could be insulated and it could be a free way of insulating...
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