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  1. Borisj

    Low *Tub Spout* Flow with All New Plumbing

    The cartridge is totally clean and brand new. And it wasn't installed when I piped. Personally I would never solder near a cartridge. In this case, the tub spout outlet of the mixing valve goes 1/2" MPT (on cartridge) -> 1/2" to 3/4" FPT brass coupler -> 3/4" FPT brass nipple to tub spout drop...
  2. Borisj

    Low *Tub Spout* Flow with All New Plumbing

    I know, letting water run through the open chassis, was an experiment to prove that the plumbing before the chassis/rough-in is not the problem. When I put the cartridge in, I do not get anywhere near the stated flow rate for the *tub*... which is not affected by the 2.5 GPM restriction. Either...
  3. Borisj

    Low *Tub Spout* Flow with All New Plumbing

    I just built a guest house myself. Everything is new, including pipes. With no cartridge installed, and the stops open far as they go (~½” of threads showing), I get ~8 GPM flow out of the Delta rough-in valve body (R10000-UNWS). I’ve tried 3 cartridges (w/3/4" x 12" L brass nipple from valve...
  4. Borisj

    How much of a water heater’s *cold* line should I insulate?

    Thanks! And thanks for saying "couple-2-3," takes me back to my decade in Chicago :)
  5. Borisj

    How much of a water heater’s *cold* line should I insulate?

    Hello, I’m installing an electric tank water heater (Rheem Marathon) in a conditioned space. The hot pipe will be insulated all the way. But how many feet of the cold (supply) line should I insulate? The pipe for it goes up 6in, sideways 8in, then down 6 *ft* through a floor. CA requires...
  6. Borisj

    Do I need 12” vertical brass stubs on this Rheem Water Heater?

    Nah the lines are sized fine, I just thought this one elbow might make a big difference because it's right on the water heater. Kinda like how using <1/2" pipe from mixing valve to tub spout will cause problems even though it's a short run (I know that's a different situation just clarifying...
  7. Borisj

    Do I need 12” vertical brass stubs on this Rheem Water Heater?

    Thanks John. I appreciate your perspective. I will start with 18" of LF brass since I can't use copper here. In your opinion, is there any potential downside to me starting the run with an elbow? I.e. screwing an elbow directly to the inlet/outlet. Any risk of bottleneck, whether for water...
  8. Borisj

    Do I need 12” vertical brass stubs on this Rheem Water Heater?

    Also I just found this thread: https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?threads/copper-to-pex-for-electric-water-heater-connections.76471/#. MikeQ's reply is interesting. In tandem with the above, it honestly seems like no one really knows what the answer is. The applicable code in every...
  9. Borisj

    Do I need 12” vertical brass stubs on this Rheem Water Heater?

    Hi John, I'm not saying it "means much." I haven't seen it because I'm a professional framer and remodeler, and I'm hear to LEARN. As Terry said above, it's not done in his area for earthquakes. And I have laid eyes on maybe 100 water heaters in TX and can verify that it is not the norm here...
  10. Borisj

    Do I need 12” vertical brass stubs on this Rheem Water Heater?

    So are you saying that all water heaters should be installed with 18" of hard pipe? I have never seen this in TX in my life, except old copper installs. I have also never seen it specd in a Rheem or AO manual. Just asking if it's best practice. Does the hard pipe have to be vertical?
  11. Borisj

    Do I need 12” vertical brass stubs on this Rheem Water Heater?

    Just trying to learn here. I have installed 10-12 water heaters and always just used flexible connectors as is standard here. I wanted to do something more resilient on this project. The inlet/outlet on this water heater are brass, that's also why I wasn't thinking stainless. I have seen dip...
  12. Borisj

    Do I need 12” vertical brass stubs on this Rheem Water Heater?

    Terry I can't use copper here (water composition), and I don't want to use flexible (unless corrugated copper... which I can't use). I want to hard pipe. So I think I have to use brass nipples... but if I do, is it ok to start with a street elbow? or could that cause a pressure issue to put a...
  13. Borisj

    Do I need 12” vertical brass stubs on this Rheem Water Heater?

    Thanks so much Terry & hj, my plumbing tutors over the past 10 years, for responding to this long time lurker :) I'm a framer by trade but do a lot of off the books plumbing as it comes up. Terry -- I want to avoid flexible hoses in this case. And I can't use copper w/our water composition. So...
  14. Borisj

    Do I need 12” vertical brass stubs on this Rheem Water Heater?

    Hello, I’m installing a Rheem Marathon 50-gal water heater, in a 2nd floor, where it’ll service only the 1st floor (so it kinda has a “built in” heat trap since the pipe only goes down). Been trying to contact Rheem for 2 weeks with no response. There’s no code official here for me to ask either...
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