I live in an area where it seems that we get a fair amount of sediment in the water. As such, I was considering adding a simple sediment filter inline and attempting to exclude the hose bibs. I've been nosing around my basement trying to see if this is possible (it is not). However, I did come upon something that appears to be rather strange and I thought I'd see if I was nuts or if what has been done is normal.
The meter is in a closet about 15 feet from a utility/furnace room where the hot water tank is (GE SmartWater FWIW). There is a 3/4 copper line going from the meter to the tank, a 3/4 copper line coming back to the closet which feeds the laundry and (presumably) kitchen and likely a bathroom down the line. However, there is also a 3rd 1/2 copper line that feeds off of the tank drain that looks like it's going to the kitchen or that other bathroom. So my question is why in the world would someone make a connection to the drain to feed a line? I thought that the drain was just to be used as a drain for flushing? Is this some sneaky way to take water out of the bottom of the tank and prevent sediment buildup or is this just a crappy job that some hobo did.
Overall the plumbing system of the house is sound, it doesn't look like amateur hour in here so I don't think this is a homeowner job. However, I am still puzzled why someone would run a whole line to the drain back to a closet where there is a 3/4 connection already. Why not just use the 3/4 line with a T to feed the final tap?
The meter is in a closet about 15 feet from a utility/furnace room where the hot water tank is (GE SmartWater FWIW). There is a 3/4 copper line going from the meter to the tank, a 3/4 copper line coming back to the closet which feeds the laundry and (presumably) kitchen and likely a bathroom down the line. However, there is also a 3rd 1/2 copper line that feeds off of the tank drain that looks like it's going to the kitchen or that other bathroom. So my question is why in the world would someone make a connection to the drain to feed a line? I thought that the drain was just to be used as a drain for flushing? Is this some sneaky way to take water out of the bottom of the tank and prevent sediment buildup or is this just a crappy job that some hobo did.
Overall the plumbing system of the house is sound, it doesn't look like amateur hour in here so I don't think this is a homeowner job. However, I am still puzzled why someone would run a whole line to the drain back to a closet where there is a 3/4 connection already. Why not just use the 3/4 line with a T to feed the final tap?