Surely if you‘re looking to conserve heat then there are alternatives to using a material that conducts so much heat. is it lagged or alloyed in some special way or something?Just curious. Cheers
All piping materials have relatively high thermal conductivities. This means they all would need insulation if you want to try to conserve heat or prevent freezing in the winter. Copper has been used in the past because of its corrosion resistance and ease of fabrication. High tech plastic tubing is starting to move to the front of the line as the preferred material in many locations.
The thermal conductivity can be fixed by insulation. It's easily made, somewhat flexible, corrosion resistant, easy to connect via soldering, maintenance free, and long lasting. But there are other materials in use. PVC pipes being one example. .
a few years ago my science teacher told my class they use copper so that when youre missing with wireing you won't get shocked it was a better cover than any thing else
Whenever I wash a cap, I take it with me into the shower and wash it by hand with shampoo (if it's gentle enough for my hair, it should be for the cap). I then rinse it fully and hang it on the shower head to dry. I have a wide rain-shower type shower head, and it's wide enough to hold the cap in the correct shape while it dries.
Wash it in warm or cold water, not hot, and allow to dry over a bowl that's roughly the size of your head so it retains its' shape. Hand washing is probably the best way to go.
