Insulating Water Drums

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I'm planning on storing several 55-gallon plasic drums of water in my barn this winter and I don't want them to freeze. I figure I'll buy some insulation to wrap the drums with, but I don't know how thick the insulation should be. Got any suggestions? I'm located in north central Ohio, so it can get pretty cold here at times during the winter months.

-- Gentleman Farmer (cantsay@rightnow.com), November 15, 1999

Answers

Insulation can only slow the amount of heat loss ... Where is the heat going to come from once the water cools down?

-- John (jh@NotReal.ca), November 15, 1999.

Well, the temperature is seldom below freezing for too long in Ohio during the winter. I am hoping that we have enough thaws during the winter to keep the barrels from freezing. If this winter is anything like last winter, that shouldn't be a problem.

-- Gentleman Farmer (cantsay@rightnow.com), November 15, 1999.

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