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Pex runs in basement

noodles555
noodles555 Member Posts: 6
in THE MAIN WALL
The basement is a heated space and I have pex al pex running up to feed cast iron radiators my question is should I space the pex at certain spacing and if I have flow and return close together will one transfer heat to the other and lastly is it a good idea to insulate the pex?

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  • Zman
    Zman Member Posts: 7,611
    Insulating the lines is a good idea and in the IRC code.
    As long as the tubes are not touching, you will not need to worry about the heat transferring.
    "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough"
    Albert Einstein
    noodles555
  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Member Posts: 3,969
    Hello, Plastics emit radiant heat about nine times better than new copper. Insulate! ;)
    Yours, Larry

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