Condensation on cold water pipes

[71notout]

In the process of replacing the external tap in my garage, I went under the kitchen sink to turn off the water feed to it.

I noticed this was leaking slightly, but it tightened up a 1/2 turn and appears to have stopped.

I thought this was making some of the surrounding pipes wet so i dried them, but upon checking them again just now, a couple of them are very wet, one with drips on it, and this appears to be caused by condensation.

The pipes affected are cold water inlets, and they are silver in colour, whereas some of the others which are copper do not appear to be affected.

Is this normal?

I was thinking of putting some foam insulation around them to try and aleviate this - opinions?

Not a major headache, but I don't want any dampness behind/under the kitchen cupboards.

Cheers,
Steven

[sherman]

Stick a towel under it and you will be fine. If you check them again in warm weather they will most likely be dry.

It is the same thing that is happening as how you get condensation on the outside of beer taps in pubs like this

Edited by sherman on Monday 26th April 00:12