Jimmy Mooney
New Member
I recently had a tankless water heater installed on the outside wall of my attached garage. They re-ran the hot and supply lines from the old water heater closet in another part of the garage through the attic to the new spot on the outside wall.
I'd like to install a utility sink inside the garage on the wall right near the tankless heater. I plan on tying the drain into the washing machine drain that is also on that wall.
I've drawn a picture of the setup (this is like looking top-down at it - with blue/red showing the pipes coming from inside the wall):
http://i.imgur.com/9f9qqOx.jpg
Note: the washer supply lines do not connect to the new PEX water heater lines directly - they just happen to be in close proximity but come up from the concrete slab.
My questions are:
Thanks for your help!
I'd like to install a utility sink inside the garage on the wall right near the tankless heater. I plan on tying the drain into the washing machine drain that is also on that wall.
I've drawn a picture of the setup (this is like looking top-down at it - with blue/red showing the pipes coming from inside the wall):
http://i.imgur.com/9f9qqOx.jpg
Note: the washer supply lines do not connect to the new PEX water heater lines directly - they just happen to be in close proximity but come up from the concrete slab.
My questions are:
- Is it possible (and permissable) to T off of the hot output, and cold supply, that the tankless heater uses for my hot and cold water for my utility sink? The drywall is already out, and the PEX is exposed there, which would make it really easy. I could make a cut and T off of both lines, go through a couple wall studs, and hook into where I want my utility sink. I'm thinking this would be just fine.
- Any special equipment or method I should use to tie into the washer drain line? Drains all go through my slab, so there is no adding a new drain to the system. The drain is fully vented already from the washer. If I tied into the drain below the vent I should be fine right?
Thanks for your help!