FREEZEBLOCKER tm Engineered Freeze Protection Piping Insulation System

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1 FREEZEBLOCKER tm Engineered Freeze Protection Piping Insulation System

2 Insulation Systems LLC 15 Extension St Attleboro MA FREEZEBLOCKER tm Engineered Freeze Protection Piping Insulation System United States Patents and Patents Pending: Numbers: , , 61/607669, 61/812,903, 13/905,509, 13/851,411 USPTO Trademark Serial Number :

3 Engineering Inc. Forensic Engineering Investigations Attleboro MA John Certuse P.E. President & Director of Engineering ISE Engineering Inc, Attleboro MA & Inventor of FREEZEBLOCKER tm FREEZEBLOCKER tm Was invented based upon real world observations during forensic engineering investigations of freeze damage to buildings.

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5 Water damage due to frozen pipes is second only to Hurricane Damage to buildings in The United States. Repair costs estimated over 4 billion dollars between 1995 and 2005* *Jeffery Gordon University of Illinois Research Paper.

6 Plumbing Code Requires piping be protected from freezing however is vague in direction Domestic Piping International Plumbing Code Freezing. A water, soil or waste pipe shall not be installed outside of a building, in attics or crawl spaces, concealed in outside walls, or any other place subjected to freezing temperatures unless adequate provision is made to protect them from freezing by insulation, heat or both. What is adequate provision?

7 Present methods to protect piping located in areas susceptible to freezing House insulation was not designed to prevent pipes from freezing.

8 Piping in Unheated Areas *Piping in Unheated Areas Wrap Insulation does not generate heat. It will merely impede heat loss from within the pipe it encapsulates and delay freezing by as little as 1.5 hours.

9 Problems with Fiberglass Batting Insulation used as Pipe Insulation Cold Drywall Cold Drafts Reduced Insulation effectiveness Gaps in insulation R-19 Insulation Pipe

10 Frozen Pipe in exterior wall insulated with batting insulation

11 COLD Batting insulation is easily moved allowing cold attic air to contact piping

12 Thermal Bridging identified through Infrared Imaging Wooden Studs are a poor insulator Insulation/stud interface causes insulation gaps and air leakage

13 Thermal Bridging and gaps in insulation are greater at the framing. Heat Flow

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15 Ambient Cold (attic) Cold Progressively Colder Conditioned Space

16 FREEZEBLOCKERtm Engineered Freeze Protection Piping Insulation Tenting Module Method Direct Contact Block Method

17 FREEZEBLOCKERtm Engineered Freeze Protection Piping Insulation How Does it Work? Coordinates Pipe Placement Location Enhances Heat Flow into pipe Insulates from cold with shell of rigid noncompressible insulation

18 FREEZEBLOCKER tm easily outperforms installations of house insulation for the purpose of pipe freeze protection. - More efficient Geometry of heating cavity - Rigid, non compressible insulation - - Foil insert retains radiant heat losses increasing efficiency.

19 Foil Radiant Barrier Increased performance is achieved by the addition of a foil radiant barrier.

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21 FBT-C and FBT-T Cross and Through Member Insulation Tenting Modules For Piping installed in unheated attic spaces positioned in typical locations on framing FBT-C FBT-T

22 Perpendicular and Parallel to framing member installation FBT-C Cross Member Insulation tenting Shell and FBB Direct Contact Insulation Block insulate piping running perpendicular to framing members. FBT-T Through Member Insulation tenting Shell and FBB Direct Contact Insulation System insulates piping running parallel to framing members

23 For runs of piping along or on top of framing.

24 Small Lightweight Easily installed even before drywall/ sheetrock

25 Rigid Insulation is incompressible Tenting Insulation Modules retain convective and radiant heat Foil Reduces Radiant Heat Losses improving performance Convective Heat Flow

26 Piping placed on top of framing members

27 FBT-T Throughway Tenting Module provides better Air Sealing and Performance in this area of the building cavity

28 Interlocking Blocks Enhances Air Sealing

29 FREEZEBLOCKER tm Tenting Modules Standardized, Reliable, Easy to Install Pipe Freeze Protection Insulation System

30 FBB Direct Contact Pipe Insulation Applications: - Exterior Walls - Floors over Unheated Spaces - Between Attic Floor or Ceiling joists - Parallel or perpendicular to framing members

31 FBB Direct Contact Method Longitudinal or Perpendicular to Framing

32 Perpendicular Runs of piping through holes in framing.

33 Angled Runs of piping through holes in framing.

34 Parallel Runs of piping between framing.

35 Prototype Bracket Patent Pending Longitudinal piping runs utilize the Milford Hanger Bracket This allows the support and positioning of the pipe anywhere within the building cavity and away from vulnerable framing members..

36 Forensic Investigation Photo of frozen pipe ISE Engineering

37 Modular Hot Box FBHB

38 Pex and plastic tubing s long radius 90 degree bends are insulated with the FREEZEBLOCKER's Hot Box Module.

39 - Method 1 The Use of FBT-T, FBT-C and FBHB Modules

40 FBHB used for PEX type piping s long radius bends - Method 2 The Use of FBT-T and FBHB Modules and FBB Direct Contact Block

41 - Method 3 The Use of FBB Direct Contact Block, Milford Hanger Bracket

42 FREEZEBLOCKER tm Engineered piping insulation system for: Fire Suppression Systems Domestic Plumbing Hydronic Heating Copper Plastic/PEX CVPC Steel

43 Can different plumbers, pipefitters or insulators consistently modify house insulation to reliably prevent pipes from freezing?

44 Mechanical Breakdown Thermostat Settings and Maintaining Heat Insulation Errors of Piping Utility and Fuel Delivery Since there are interacting causes of a frozen pipe (the blame pie), other factors will contribute or protect against a frozen pipe depending on how well the pipe is insulated..

45 Which leads to litigation and disputes

46 What is presently being done? Are fiberglass or other insulation manufacturers liable for frozen pipes in spite of their claims that their products can be used for this purpose (no) or are installers being sued (yes)?

47 Each FREEZEBLOCKER TM component will thermally perform in their own manner given inside and outside design temperatures.. HEAT MUST BE MAINTAINED IN BUILDING AT XX DEGREES F Tenting Module Method Direct Contact Block Method

48 Testing identifies the safest lowest thermostat setting for each component based upon an outdoor design temperature. Testing Stand inside of Freeze Chamber -30F Testing Cube for FREEZEBLOCKER Insulation System used at UL, Underwriters Laboratory.

49 FREEZEBLOCKERtm Engineered Freeze Protection Piping Insulation Efficient Reduces or eliminates time spent with engineer certification of field installations and installation. Consistent Not a laborious field fabrication but rather a manufactured standardized product and system. Better Solid insulation allows geometric configurations and surfaces that exceed the performance of house insulation modified for this non intended use.

50 FREEZEBLOCKERtm The right tool for the job.

51 FREEZEBLOCKER tm Engineered Freeze Protection Piping Insulation System Insulation Systems LLC 15 Extension St Attleboro MA (508)