[Greenbuilding] Water heater blankets?!

[Reuben Deumling]

I've never been. Avoid HD like the plague. I'd be surprised if they had
them, though, given the reasons I was told by everyone short of the big box
staff.

On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Matt Dirksen <dirksengreen at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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