Piperca
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I experienced a recent slab leak. I need to re-pipe and was considering PEX pipe. My house is approximately 1500 square feet. The plumbing chase is in the center of the house, which services two bathrooms (back to back) on one side of the chase and the kitchen on the other. It would require approximately 50' of pipe (routed) to reach the plumbing chase from the water heater in the garage.
After researching the different methods (home run v trunk and branch), I have a question. Is it acceptable to run "trunk and branch" on the cold side and "home run" on the hot? It makes sense to me that the only benefit, for my situation with the home run method, is shorter wait times for hot water; am I missing something? Obviously, I'm trying to reduce the amount of PEX lines I need to run.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
After researching the different methods (home run v trunk and branch), I have a question. Is it acceptable to run "trunk and branch" on the cold side and "home run" on the hot? It makes sense to me that the only benefit, for my situation with the home run method, is shorter wait times for hot water; am I missing something? Obviously, I'm trying to reduce the amount of PEX lines I need to run.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.