My hot waterlines for the entire house ruptured in the recent winter storms. The CPVC entire run is destroyed. We've decided to replace it all (and do cold water at the same time) with PEX.
I'm trying to figure out the most efficient way to run the lines and where to add shutoffs, etc. I want to have a shut-off on every line that comes up through the floor but I'm wondering if it is worth it to have shut-offs under the house as well.
I plan to make some changes to the layout eventually & I want to have the pipes run in such a way that it could easily be altered for it. I'm also considering a PEX manifold of some sort in the south wall of what will be the new laundry room. I actually would have two separate manifolds for hot and cold. Cold one would be in the wall for the laundry room. Hot would be near the water heater. I figure I will need 3 (lav, shower, toilet) and 2 hot (lav, shower) for each bathroom; 1 hot & 1 cold for kitchen (I don't use the water hookup for the fridge); 1 hot & 1 cold for the laundry room; and 1 cold for outdoor faucet at back door.
This is my current layout with notations on changes.
This is the planned changes- B1 will swap w/ laundry
I do not have the Pex manifold parts yet and am not quite ready to install them, but I would like to run my waterlines in such a way that it wouldn't be too difficult to add them later. Cold water line for the manifold would come up around where the cold water for the washing machine currently comes up.
Any suggestions on the layout?
Friend is coming out tomorrow to install the pex and we are trying to come up with a plan. Also need to figure out just how much we need but I will need to find measurements of the house again. I think there is a faded drawing my father made that I can transcribe to computer.
Additional info: I'm in the south where it rarely gets below freezing. We've had a few colder winters the last few years and this year was the worst in over 100 years. I have small styrofoam boxes that I can use for some of the pipes that might be closer to the outside of the house-- the space under the house is not closed in-- it doesn't have skirting all the way around so it is exposed to cold air a bit. It's dirt under the house-- it's up on short pillars.
B1 is currently not in use so getting it hooked up is not the priority just yet. Main priority is Kitchen and B2. I hope to get B3 set up soon but none of the water supply lines for it are being moved.
Pex barb fittings will be used for each joint-- although I'd like to limit the number of joints if possible.
Any suggestions?
I'm trying to figure out the most efficient way to run the lines and where to add shutoffs, etc. I want to have a shut-off on every line that comes up through the floor but I'm wondering if it is worth it to have shut-offs under the house as well.
I plan to make some changes to the layout eventually & I want to have the pipes run in such a way that it could easily be altered for it. I'm also considering a PEX manifold of some sort in the south wall of what will be the new laundry room. I actually would have two separate manifolds for hot and cold. Cold one would be in the wall for the laundry room. Hot would be near the water heater. I figure I will need 3 (lav, shower, toilet) and 2 hot (lav, shower) for each bathroom; 1 hot & 1 cold for kitchen (I don't use the water hookup for the fridge); 1 hot & 1 cold for the laundry room; and 1 cold for outdoor faucet at back door.
This is my current layout with notations on changes.
This is the planned changes- B1 will swap w/ laundry
I do not have the Pex manifold parts yet and am not quite ready to install them, but I would like to run my waterlines in such a way that it wouldn't be too difficult to add them later. Cold water line for the manifold would come up around where the cold water for the washing machine currently comes up.
Any suggestions on the layout?
Friend is coming out tomorrow to install the pex and we are trying to come up with a plan. Also need to figure out just how much we need but I will need to find measurements of the house again. I think there is a faded drawing my father made that I can transcribe to computer.
Additional info: I'm in the south where it rarely gets below freezing. We've had a few colder winters the last few years and this year was the worst in over 100 years. I have small styrofoam boxes that I can use for some of the pipes that might be closer to the outside of the house-- the space under the house is not closed in-- it doesn't have skirting all the way around so it is exposed to cold air a bit. It's dirt under the house-- it's up on short pillars.
B1 is currently not in use so getting it hooked up is not the priority just yet. Main priority is Kitchen and B2. I hope to get B3 set up soon but none of the water supply lines for it are being moved.
Pex barb fittings will be used for each joint-- although I'd like to limit the number of joints if possible.
Any suggestions?
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