Pipes

After home heating, water heaters use the most energy in the home. Take advantage of the small things you can do to maximize your savings.

• Starting at your hot water tank, install pipe insulation around the first metre of the cold water pipe coming into the tank and the first two metres of the hot water copper pipes..
• If you have a gas-heated tank, start the pipe wrap 15cm away from exhaust vents at the top of the water heater.
• Never insulate plastic pipes.