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Max temp of pipes near extruded polystyrene?

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johncharles
johncharles Member Posts: 52
Planning to build a chase through an outdoor porch along the side of the house to run supply and return for some baseboard in a room above. I was planning on using 2” XPS on the three exterior facing sides, but could not find the maximum safe temperature for XPS. Will the 180* pipe temperature be too hot for it?

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  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 6,280
    165°F

    2" is not a lot of insulation value.

    What's the insulation on the floor of this Room Above?
  • johncharles
    johncharles Member Posts: 52
    My figuring is that one side is facing into the house, so should have a mild heat source coming through the wall of the house, how much insulation around the pipe would be sufficient?
  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 25,323
    1" wall pipe insulation, the rubber type, not the foam. Insulate the pipes first for a good tight seal.

    I would think the chase would insulate like the walls of your home? 4, 6 or more insulation if you can. Fiberglass batts are inexpensive r value compared to foam.

    Foam is around R-5 per inch, depending on the type. So two inches is R-10. A 6" fiberglass batt is R-19, almost twice what the foam would give you.
    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream

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