Condensation on pipes: how to defeat a common misfortune

  • Aug 13, 2022
" Sweating" pipes do not just annoy any owner. Sooner or later they become a source of serious problems. A constantly wet pipe is a potential breeding ground for bacteria and fungi, as well as a source of increased humidity in a residential or utility room. How to solve such a problem?
"Sweating" pipes do not just annoy any owner. Sooner or later they become a source of serious problems. A constantly wet pipe is a potential breeding ground for bacteria and fungi, as well as a source of increased humidity in a residential or utility room. How to solve such a problem?
"Sweating" pipes do not just annoy any owner. Sooner or later they become a source of serious problems. A constantly wet pipe is a potential breeding ground for bacteria and fungi, as well as a source of increased humidity in a residential or utility room. How to solve such a problem?
Condensation on pipes: how to defeat a common misfortune

Any pipes sweat. |Photo: luber-portal.ru.

First of all, it is important to understand two points. First - most often, condensate on metal pipes is formed due to the temperature difference between the environment and the pipe, the pipe “sweats” much less often due to high humidity in the room. The second is that replacing metal pipes with plastic ones does not always solve the problem. Therefore, it is necessary to deal with the root cause of the formation of condensate. There are several ways to solve the problem, but conceptually they all boil down to the same idea.

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Need thermal insulation. |Photo: pulscen.ru.
Need thermal insulation. |Photo: pulscen.ru.

This idea is that the "sweating" pipe must be insulated. Thermal insulation will solve the problem of temperature difference and help to forget about the formation of condensate for a long time (most likely forever). For this, for example, foil polyethylene can be used. Penofol will also help resolve the issue. Sometimes “folk” methods work, except for thermal insulation using ordinary mounting foam. Some owners recommend, for greater reliability, to create a separating layer of wax, oil, paraffin and wax paper around the “sweating” pipe.

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There are different ways to isolate. |Photo: deal.by.
There are different ways to isolate. |Photo: deal.by.

After the issue with the thermal insulation of pipes in the room is resolved, one more important thing remains to be done. Of course, we are talking about ventilation. It often happens that problems with ventilation are inextricably linked to the formation of condensate. Therefore, you should make sure that the air enters the room in the right volume, and most importantly, it leaves it easily.

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Help solve the problem. ¦Photo: seayconstruction.com.
Help solve the problem. ¦Photo: seayconstruction.com.

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