Ed Dentrl
New Member
I have been a long time lurker of these forums and made use of all of the great advice. Recently I purchased a home and found myself stumped. In general the house was overbuilt in every way. When I went to the basement to look at the plumbing I was left scratching my head.
In essence what I found was a complex series of valves that allowed the two water heaters to be shifted from series to parallel plumbing. At first it didn't make sense but after some Googling I realized what they had in place.
I've read about the advantage of both and come away with the feeling that most of the times leaving it in series makes most sense for the three of us in the house. When we have guests shifting it to parallel seems to make sense.
At the end of the day I haven't found any discussions about dual setups quite like this. Is there any downside other than more potential points of failure. Any input, opinion, or crackpot theory would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Ed
In essence what I found was a complex series of valves that allowed the two water heaters to be shifted from series to parallel plumbing. At first it didn't make sense but after some Googling I realized what they had in place.
I've read about the advantage of both and come away with the feeling that most of the times leaving it in series makes most sense for the three of us in the house. When we have guests shifting it to parallel seems to make sense.
At the end of the day I haven't found any discussions about dual setups quite like this. Is there any downside other than more potential points of failure. Any input, opinion, or crackpot theory would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Ed