Bricks as thermal insulation

[kingeri]

What are your thoughts on this. Cable and central heating pipes in same void between ceiling and floorboards between joists, but not particularly close. A layer of bricks interposed to create two separate compartments in the void to reduce thermal effect on cable.

 

[Strima]

If there's already decent enough segregation between services then it seems pretty pointless having bricks in there. Unless you have found some ones secret brick collection?

 

[Darkwood]

dont worry about it.... you can strap a heating pipe to one side of a brick and clip a cable to the other with no ill effect, the limited heat given out of a central heating pipe will cause at most a mild warming of the opposite side, i believe your over thinking this one or do you mean you want to lay bricks to suppress the heat .... forget it a decent gap is all you require, personally id only have concerns it the cable was strapped to pipe and then it wouldn't damage it too much -but you do need to have a set clearance, as your design current would change with ambient temp'

 

[kingeri]

Thanks guys. I normally try to run them in separate 'voids', but on the job I'm doing it's not practical. Darkwood, you're 100% correct in saying I'm overthinking this one. I normally do. But it's better than underthinking it I suppose!

 

[telectrix]

if you can get a 4" separation, especially if the heating pipes are higher than the cables, don't worry.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Why not just use foam pipe lagging?
Stop heat loss from the CH system as well!

 

[telectrix]

Why not just use foam pipe lagging?
Stop heat loss from the CH system as well!

isn't that a highly skilled job requiring a qualified plumber? :evil2:

 

[kingeri]

Archy, I did think about that but the homeowner doesn't want the expense. Her plumber has also told her it's not needed. She actually expressly forbid me to touch the pipes.