Jeepnick
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I need to run water to a bathroom addition I'm building. I'm using a 3/4" PEX run with 1/2" branching off to fixtures. I need to tie into the water pipes and would like to do that at the water heater so as to bypass the rest of the house plumbing which has 1/2" hot water pipe. I'm not replacing the gas water heater at this time as it is still working fine.
All pipe from the service entry to the water heater is in 3/4" copper. I plan to replace the water heater supply lines (they are old and nasty looking) and solder in some 3/4" tees at the same time and transition to my 3/4" PEX lines which will then make the 50 foot journey to the new bathroom. Please see the attached diagram which shows how I plan to connect the PEX to the system near the water heater.
Is this OK, or should I plan to do something else. I'm set on PEX, but not violating code is important, especially since this will all be inspected. I live in Phoenix, AZ. Thank you.
All pipe from the service entry to the water heater is in 3/4" copper. I plan to replace the water heater supply lines (they are old and nasty looking) and solder in some 3/4" tees at the same time and transition to my 3/4" PEX lines which will then make the 50 foot journey to the new bathroom. Please see the attached diagram which shows how I plan to connect the PEX to the system near the water heater.
Is this OK, or should I plan to do something else. I'm set on PEX, but not violating code is important, especially since this will all be inspected. I live in Phoenix, AZ. Thank you.
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