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Galvanized Pipe kellyj00@gmail.com 12-21-2006
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Posted by Joseph Meehan on December 21, 2006, 12:38 pm


Grandpa wrote:
> kellyj00@gmail.com wrote:
>> I plan to replace a good portion of galvanized Pipe with PEX. I've
..
> Suggestions - run 3/4 PEX as much as you can, you will appreciate the
> flow. Second, if you're going to do it, replace it all at once, the
> effort involved will keep you from ever wanting to do it again.

Not a bad suggestion, but if you can do it, I suggest running all runs
as home runs to a manifold in the basement. You can use the smaller ½ inch
and since you will not be sharing, it should give good volume and pressure
and the hot water will not need to run as long. Any maintenance work will
allow you to shut down just one run at a time.


--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit




Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on December 21, 2006, 12:38 pm


> Grandpa wrote:
>> kellyj00@gmail.com wrote:
>>> I plan to replace a good portion of galvanized Pipe with PEX. I've
> ..
>> Suggestions - run 3/4 PEX as much as you can, you will appreciate the
>> flow. Second, if you're going to do it, replace it all at once, the
>> effort involved will keep you from ever wanting to do it again.
>
> Not a bad suggestion, but if you can do it, I suggest running all runs
> as home runs to a manifold in the basement. You can use the smaller ½
> inch and since you will not be sharing, it should give good volume and
> pressure and the hot water will not need to run as long. Any maintenance
> work will allow you to shut down just one run at a time.
>
>
> --
> Joseph Meehan


Manifold?



Posted by Grandpa on December 21, 2006, 1:25 pm


Joseph Meehan wrote:
> Grandpa wrote:
>> kellyj00@gmail.com wrote:
>>> I plan to replace a good portion of galvanized Pipe with PEX. I've
> ..
>> Suggestions - run 3/4 PEX as much as you can, you will appreciate the
>> flow. Second, if you're going to do it, replace it all at once, the
>> effort involved will keep you from ever wanting to do it again.
>
> Not a bad suggestion, but if you can do it, I suggest running all runs
> as home runs to a manifold in the basement. You can use the smaller ½ inch
> and since you will not be sharing, it should give good volume and pressure
> and the hot water will not need to run as long. Any maintenance work will
> allow you to shut down just one run at a time.
>

Every application will be different, but a manifold may lend itself to
ease of routing. We put quarter turn ball valves at every fixture for
maintenance work.

Question - in all that talk about using water pipes for grounding,
someone mentioned bonding the water heater inlet and outlet pipes
together. If you're 100% PEX from the water meter, would that be necessary?

--
Grandpa

Posted by # Fred # on December 21, 2006, 2:01 pm


>
> Question - in all that talk about using water pipes for grounding,
> someone mentioned bonding the water heater inlet and outlet pipes
> together. If you're 100% PEX from the water meter, would that be
> necessary?
>
> --
> Grandpa

No, as you can't ground PEX but make sure the electrical panels are
grounded.



Posted by HeyBub on December 21, 2006, 7:44 pm


Grandpa wrote:
>
> Question - in all that talk about using water pipes for grounding,
> someone mentioned bonding the water heater inlet and outlet pipes
> together. If you're 100% PEX from the water meter, would that be
> necessary?

No, you don't use water pipes for grounding, you ground the water pipes. A
subtle, but important difference.



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