How do you protect......

kcopp

The lines when using fiberglass insulation. After a year or two the zeston tape does not hold up to the UV. Duct tape the same ?

ty,kpc

Kevin_in_Denver_2

aluminum

they make aluminum snap fit sleeves for this

Mark Eatherton

CP 10 Adhesive...

Trowel or hand apply, finish with a brush. Use to come in White or Bronze colors. Its water based, so you can probably color it however you want.



Dries to a rough raw hide finish similar to a vinyl cover, except it is UV resistant.



http://www.fosterproducts.com/pdf/ChildersSelectionGuide.pdf



Don't get any on your going to Church clothes... It don't easily come out.



ME

Karl_Northwind

wierd

I could have sworn I posted to this already.

we use stucco embossed .020 aluminum, with aluminum elbows and such. all sheet metal screwed in place, and paint to match.  but that said, we only use foam (HT) insulation, no fibreglass outside.

should be able to get it from your insulation provider.



karl

Kevin_in_Denver_2

Check out Dr. Ben's website

You have to jump thru a few hoops to see a good video about insulating a collector loop, but it's worth it:



http://www.solarhotwater-systems.com/



The second of the "Top3 Mistakes" is poor quality on the collector loop insulation.



He mentions that fiberglass can get wet outside, but I think most foams have the same potential problem.