[Greenbuilding] Water heater blankets?!

[Matt Dirksen]

I always found them at Home Depot

Matt

> On Dec 3, 2014, at 2:09 PM, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> ...having called every plumbing supply place I know of I keep striking out. I get every conceivable answer as to why they don't stock/can't sell me a water heater blanket. What is up with this?
> 
> My reason for wanting one is that if you spec a 120V 20 gal electric tank they only come with 1" of insulation, and even if they had employed NASA's super duper high-R-value foam which I am quite certain they did not, since bumping down from the 2" of foam they spec on the equivalent 240V models is surely a cost saving measure pure and simply, I would very much like to improve the heat retention capabilities of this little fellow. 
> 
> Any suggestions? 
> 
> Does anyone sell fiberglass batts encased in a sleeve that could be made to suit this purpose? The water heater is only 25" tall and 60" in circumference. 
> 
> Thanks very much. 
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