OK, now...Thanks to you guys I've updated the YP project. When my Morton building was completed there was some extra insulation, (the kind with a shiny backing) that was unused and they asked if I wanted it. I said OK, and now finally had a use for it. It came in sheets of 3' X 4' and was in pretty good shape. I took some scrap 1" PVC and suspended it from the ceiling with some stainless wire. This gave me a crude scaffolding for a "tent" of sorts. I used twist ties pushed through holes in the insulation that I made with a drill. Then I took my radiant heater and set it on the lowest thermostat setting within the tent. I also shortened the drain pipe so that all water contained within the pipe will be much closer to the main volume of water. The heater was pointed between the tank and the drain. I will monitor energy usage and water temperatures throughout the winter and report to all how this is doing. Does it sound like I'm a little less likely to have a disaster?
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