ADA-compliant pipe-insulating sleeves

A method of installing a pipe insulating sleeve system on an undersink pipe, the method comprising the steps of:

• selecting a pipe insulating sleeve that is sized and configured to be installed on an identified undersink pipe, the pipe insulating sleeve being generally elongate along a first axis;
• opening the pipe insulating sleeve by rotating a first half of a body of the pipe insulating sleeve relative to a second half of the body about a second axis defined by a hinged joint that bifurcates the first half from the second half, the first half defining a first edge that is planar and the second half defining a second edge that is planar, the first edge defining a first at least one pit configured to receive a first at least one fastening element and the second edge defining a second at least one pit configured to receive a second at least one fastening element within, the second at least one fastening element corresponding to the first at least one fastening element, the hinged joint is configured free of a biasing force, wherein opening the pipe insulating sleeve creates a gap defined by the first and second edges of the pipe insulating sleeve on the opposite side of first axis from the hinged joint, wherein the gap is a function of a degree of rotation between the first and second halves of the body of the pipe insulating sleeve, and wherein the degree of rotation is configured to exceed 180°;
• retaining the identified undersink pipe within a hollow interior portion of the pipe insulating sleeve by inserting the identified undersink pipe through the gap;
• and
• closing the pipe insulating sleeve by rotating the first half relative to the second half in the opposite direction as in the opening step so as to abut the first edge against the second edge causing the first at least one fastening element to engage the second at least one fastening element enclosing the identified undersink pipe within the pipe insulating sleeve.