StaceyNeil
New Member
Hi all-
We are renovating our master bathroom. It is in a first-floor addition, probably about 45 feet away from the hot water heater and water supply inlet (whatever you call it- where it comes from the street). The bath was originally plumbed in 1990 with copper supply tubing running in the exterior walls (!) which froze last winter. We are re-routing with PEX installed under the floor and above the rigid insulation we are installing (crawl space below).
We will have two sinks, toilet, 5' soaking tub, and shower with regular showerhead plus handheld.
I have read the pros and cons of using 1/2" or 3/4". Given the distance from the hot water heater, I'm inclined to lean towards 1/2" to lessen the amount of cold water that needs to be flushed from the hot tap each time. ]
Also given our usage, it is rare to have both lav sinks on at once. However maybe the shower and toilet flush may happen at the same time.
I believe the existing supply lines are 1/2". It we stay with 1/2" we can simply switch to PEX where they exit the full basement, saving more work and materials. (If we go with 3/4" we will need to replace all the way back to the main supply.)
What would you do?
Thanks!!
Stacey
We are renovating our master bathroom. It is in a first-floor addition, probably about 45 feet away from the hot water heater and water supply inlet (whatever you call it- where it comes from the street). The bath was originally plumbed in 1990 with copper supply tubing running in the exterior walls (!) which froze last winter. We are re-routing with PEX installed under the floor and above the rigid insulation we are installing (crawl space below).
We will have two sinks, toilet, 5' soaking tub, and shower with regular showerhead plus handheld.
I have read the pros and cons of using 1/2" or 3/4". Given the distance from the hot water heater, I'm inclined to lean towards 1/2" to lessen the amount of cold water that needs to be flushed from the hot tap each time. ]
Also given our usage, it is rare to have both lav sinks on at once. However maybe the shower and toilet flush may happen at the same time.
I believe the existing supply lines are 1/2". It we stay with 1/2" we can simply switch to PEX where they exit the full basement, saving more work and materials. (If we go with 3/4" we will need to replace all the way back to the main supply.)
What would you do?
Thanks!!
Stacey