rwstelma
May 28, 2009, 06:14 AM
Hello All,
I am new to this community and am impressed with the amount of knowledge out there. So here is my situation:
I have a well and the current main line and water feeds are all 1/5 inch copper. When someone is in the shower you literally cannot even touch a faucet. The water pressure and temperature is immediately affected. I would like to neutralize this situation. There is a main line that runs the lengh of the house pretty much in the basement. That feeds the 1st floor bathroom, the 2 2nd floor bathrooms as well as the kitchen. I am thinking I should swap out all the 1/2 inch copper with 5/8 or 3/4 pex using sharkbites as connectors. Is this something I should do or is there something else I should consider?
My upstairs (2nd floor) is completely gutted at the moment, but will soon be put back together. Currently there is one bathroom, but I am going to put another bathroom in back to back with the current one. I am thinking I will share the main vent/drain pipe for drainage between the two. Will this pose a problem?
Also, if I run the main water feed lines up to the first bathroom can I use that as a main feed for both bathroom to deliver water to the sinks and showers?
Thanks!
Randy
I am new to this community and am impressed with the amount of knowledge out there. So here is my situation:
I have a well and the current main line and water feeds are all 1/5 inch copper. When someone is in the shower you literally cannot even touch a faucet. The water pressure and temperature is immediately affected. I would like to neutralize this situation. There is a main line that runs the lengh of the house pretty much in the basement. That feeds the 1st floor bathroom, the 2 2nd floor bathrooms as well as the kitchen. I am thinking I should swap out all the 1/2 inch copper with 5/8 or 3/4 pex using sharkbites as connectors. Is this something I should do or is there something else I should consider?
My upstairs (2nd floor) is completely gutted at the moment, but will soon be put back together. Currently there is one bathroom, but I am going to put another bathroom in back to back with the current one. I am thinking I will share the main vent/drain pipe for drainage between the two. Will this pose a problem?
Also, if I run the main water feed lines up to the first bathroom can I use that as a main feed for both bathroom to deliver water to the sinks and showers?
Thanks!
Randy