Another crawl space heat question...Electricians?

willcastner · 12-27-2012, 12:58 PM

Looks like you got lucky there. With a crawl space of basement there is a few different ways to insulate. if there are plumbing pipes or heating system down there the walls should be insulated. Many people insulate the ceiling of a basement or crawl. In MOST cases this is the wrong way. By insulatiing the ceiling you are pushing the plumbing and/or heating system out side the heating envelope. This cause efficiency/comfort issues due to unused heatloss from any heatsource and pipes to freeze.

This can be something you can address and often times by fixing eleminate the need for a heater down there all together.

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12-27-2012, 12:58 PM	#1
willcastner Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Looks like you got lucky there. With a crawl space of basement there is a few different ways to insulate. if there are plumbing pipes or heating system down there the walls should be insulated. Many people insulate the ceiling of a basement or crawl. In MOST cases this is the wrong way. By insulatiing the ceiling you are pushing the plumbing and/or heating system out side the heating envelope. This cause efficiency/comfort issues due to unused heatloss from any heatsource and pipes to freeze. This can be something you can address and often times by fixing eleminate the need for a heater down there all together.