EdSet100 you stated, earlier
The existing insulation has been recorded to drop the temperature by 16 degrees C
Actually the report states "One experiment conducted by the board on an area of compressed [damaged implied] insulation indicated only a 16 degree difference between an exposed section of hot air pipe and the exterior of the insulated blanket"
What the board should have done was measure the temperture difference on an undamaged section of piping, as well, so that a comparison could be made.
DV