House built in 1958 and 1,200 sq. ft. and original galvanized was pretty slow-flowing. Paid plumber to redo house in PEX. He put 3/4 PEX from the water meter to the front of the house crawl space. There he transitioned it to 1/2 PEX (before it hits any branches) and from there *everything* else was done in 1/2 PEX, including all the hot water lines and all the hot/cold water branches to the toilets, sinks, etc. I'm not sure what size the cold from the water meter originally was but what's under the house (still there) is slightly over 1" OD so it's 3/4 galvanized and it measures the same in and out of the water heater. I was assuming he would put in the same thing as what was there because I asked him what he was putting in from the meter and he said 3/4" so I figured that was going to be the main line through the house. As it stands now the house essentially has 1/2" service since the 3/4" transitions to 1/2" before it ever hits anything?
I'm just not sure if I am feelin' it how it was done. I'm worried there's too much trying to squeeze through a pipe that is slightly less than 1/2" in diameter. We do tend to use a lot of water here and have lots of things going at the same time.
Also possibly pertinent to the story we have a 30,000 gallon in-ground pool in the backyard that here and there requires huge amounts of water.
I was hoping to get the thoughts of the plumbers on the forum on what should be done (if anything).
btw the type of PEX that was used was Uponor AquaPEX.
Thanks for the help!
2 toilets (1/2" PEX individual line to each one)
2 bathroom sinks (1/2" PEX individual line to each one)
1 shower/tub combo (1/2" PEX individual line)
2 yard faucets (1/2" PEX individual line to each one)
1 washing machine (1/2" PEX hot/cold)
1 furnace humidifier (small copper line to it)
1 40-gallon NG water heater (1/2" PEX in and out)
1 kitchen sink, tied on to the sink are the takeoffs to the fridge and dishwasher (3/8" copper from 2005)
Not sure if matters but my community uses IPC 2009.
Water pipe sizing
I'm just not sure if I am feelin' it how it was done. I'm worried there's too much trying to squeeze through a pipe that is slightly less than 1/2" in diameter. We do tend to use a lot of water here and have lots of things going at the same time.
Also possibly pertinent to the story we have a 30,000 gallon in-ground pool in the backyard that here and there requires huge amounts of water.
I was hoping to get the thoughts of the plumbers on the forum on what should be done (if anything).
btw the type of PEX that was used was Uponor AquaPEX.
Thanks for the help!
2 toilets (1/2" PEX individual line to each one)
2 bathroom sinks (1/2" PEX individual line to each one)
1 shower/tub combo (1/2" PEX individual line)
2 yard faucets (1/2" PEX individual line to each one)
1 washing machine (1/2" PEX hot/cold)
1 furnace humidifier (small copper line to it)
1 40-gallon NG water heater (1/2" PEX in and out)
1 kitchen sink, tied on to the sink are the takeoffs to the fridge and dishwasher (3/8" copper from 2005)
Not sure if matters but my community uses IPC 2009.
Water pipe sizing
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