Claraarcher
Member
Hi Again everyone.
Few questions.
I called a pro to handle re-doing the water and waste rough in for a hall and master bath. The way the supply lines are now is that there are 1/2 inch copper cold and hot lines coming off the 3/4 copper main line that was feeding a tub. A few feet over are another cold/hot 1/2 copper lines that feed a double vanity and a toilet off the same 3/4 main lines.
The master bath is new so I was thinking that the old tub (will have a shower head and hand held sprayer) lines could be run into the new master bath and supply the toilet and single sink. The other two lines would be continued into the master and feed the shower stall (on valve with a hand sprayer so two taps I guess?)
Plumber said he would only run PEX and that 1/2 is enough so we didn't need to go back to the main lines and put in a 3/4 copper tee or 3/4 PEX connection.
Do you guys think using 1/2 PEX can adequately supply both bathrooms even if there are 2 sets of runs off the main line given PEX has less volume than copper?
Would 1/2 copper be sufficient or do I need to cut in a 3/4 copper tee and run 3/4 copper lines tapping off with 1/2 copper to each fixture?
would 1 inch PEX attached to the existing 1/2 copper tapped with 1/2 PEX to each fixture work?
Thanks!
Few questions.
I called a pro to handle re-doing the water and waste rough in for a hall and master bath. The way the supply lines are now is that there are 1/2 inch copper cold and hot lines coming off the 3/4 copper main line that was feeding a tub. A few feet over are another cold/hot 1/2 copper lines that feed a double vanity and a toilet off the same 3/4 main lines.
The master bath is new so I was thinking that the old tub (will have a shower head and hand held sprayer) lines could be run into the new master bath and supply the toilet and single sink. The other two lines would be continued into the master and feed the shower stall (on valve with a hand sprayer so two taps I guess?)
Plumber said he would only run PEX and that 1/2 is enough so we didn't need to go back to the main lines and put in a 3/4 copper tee or 3/4 PEX connection.
Do you guys think using 1/2 PEX can adequately supply both bathrooms even if there are 2 sets of runs off the main line given PEX has less volume than copper?
Would 1/2 copper be sufficient or do I need to cut in a 3/4 copper tee and run 3/4 copper lines tapping off with 1/2 copper to each fixture?
would 1 inch PEX attached to the existing 1/2 copper tapped with 1/2 PEX to each fixture work?
Thanks!