Hi,
I am planning on re-piping the exposed pipe in my basement from copper and galvanized steel to PEX.
Currently, my meter spits out 3/4" (which whoever put the piping in immediately cut down to 1/2"). My main run is then 1/2" and splits off to 1/2" for other runs.
I am thinking of getting rid of the 1/2" for the main intake run and changing it to 3/4". Unless anyone has other ideas, I dont see a downside to this (more water flow and eliminating the bottleneck).
My question is the pipe size for the runs that split off the main runs. Would using 3/4" for these runs that the plumbing fixtures would tap into be ok? Or is it better to knock it down to 1/2" for the runs coming off the main run? Are there any cons to keeping as much 3/4" as possible? Would it affect pressure or anything like that? I'm leaning towards keeping 3/4" if there is no downside.
Here is a diagram that can show it better.
This is my first plumbing project so thank you in advance!
I am planning on re-piping the exposed pipe in my basement from copper and galvanized steel to PEX.
Currently, my meter spits out 3/4" (which whoever put the piping in immediately cut down to 1/2"). My main run is then 1/2" and splits off to 1/2" for other runs.
I am thinking of getting rid of the 1/2" for the main intake run and changing it to 3/4". Unless anyone has other ideas, I dont see a downside to this (more water flow and eliminating the bottleneck).
My question is the pipe size for the runs that split off the main runs. Would using 3/4" for these runs that the plumbing fixtures would tap into be ok? Or is it better to knock it down to 1/2" for the runs coming off the main run? Are there any cons to keeping as much 3/4" as possible? Would it affect pressure or anything like that? I'm leaning towards keeping 3/4" if there is no downside.
Here is a diagram that can show it better.
This is my first plumbing project so thank you in advance!
