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| Posted: Thu Mar 4th, 2010 07:03 pm |
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Hi...my first post here. Recently had a plumber give an estimate for connecting water from well to city. Part of his "sell" was the current water heater in the basement would need a regulator, per "code". I have never seen a regulator on a water heater, only a pressure relief valve. Regulators I have seen are near the point of entrance to the house. He may have meant the PRV, but I am not sure. Your opinion would be appreciated. Thanks. I also am gearing up to replace the water heater soon. The plumbing on this one is pretty screwy...I will send a picture soon for your comments, if you do not mind. Just want to make sure I do not need to set the new one up the way they did the old one. Thanks, again. AndyG
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| Posted: Fri Mar 5th, 2010 04:35 am |
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If the city water supply is anything over 80 psi, you'll definitely need a pressure reducer, and maybe an expansion tank (read the Tanklet called Temperature/Pressure Relief Valves -- there are ins and outs to this). Code might also require it. We can't comment on that, as code does vary around the country. We look forward to seeing your water heater! Randy Schuyler
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| Posted: Fri Mar 5th, 2010 11:17 am |
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Thanks, Randy. I will check on the code down here in Georgia today. Also...I am not a plumber by trade, but I have worked with copper piping in my house and others. One of the plumbers my girlfriend had out yesterday for the estimate, said he stays away from copper piping due to its tendency to corrode and pit. I have never had that problem, but I have read other posts in other websites that speak to that issue. The house currently has CPVC only. Should I, in your opinion, stay with that once the new water line is run into the basement? I was thinking of running copper from the new line up to the water heater, then connecting as you describe in the Tanklet section on electric water heaters. I am seriously considering renting a ditch witch and running the line for her. I am not the brightest bulb in the pack, but I am not the dimmest, either. I just need to make sure I am within code. Also...this is not really related directly to just water heaters, but thought I would ask just the same...I think it a smart thing to put a ball-valve shut-off in the well house to isolate that water supply from the new city supply. I am pretty sure the city will require a back-flow preventer on the new line right off their meter at the street. The plumber told her doing the shut off at the well pump is not code, but he would do it anyway. I feel it is safe to have that there, just in case something happens and she loses city pressure, as rare as that my be. Then, she would still have a water supply for the house. At the very least, I will hook the well water supply to her outside hose bibs...Any thoughts? Thanks. Andy G.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 5th, 2010 05:57 pm |
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elenano Member
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You're getting into stuff that is more Larry Weingarten's bailiwick, so I hope he'll come on soon and add his comments. Randy Schuyler
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| Posted: Sun Mar 7th, 2010 05:23 am |
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Hello: The city is going to want no possibility of a cross connection between your well and city water. Best would be if the well and city supplies cannot both be hooked up at the same time, or if the city is OK with a backflow preventer so no well water could ever get into the city main line, that would be good. Copper is not good in any sort of acidic condition; either water or ground. Otherwise, it's usually good. PEX plumbing is good for tough conditions as long as you keep it out of the sun and away from chemicals. Smart bulbs do their homework, which you are doing  Yours, Larry
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| Posted: Tue Mar 9th, 2010 03:29 pm |
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andyg Member
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Thanks for the response. I am going to stick with the CPVC inside the house. For the new water line for the city source, I am thinking of using the flex line rated for in-ground use. I hear this is close to the same stuff used for flex gas lines in homes, etc. Not sure what it is made of, though...probably some type of plastice mix. Should be no copper in there. Thanks, again.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 9th, 2010 03:41 pm |
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Hello: The in ground gas line is PEX. The gas line used inside of buildings now is corrugated stainless steel (CSST) which you DON"T want to use in ground. You're going to want to work with someone who has done the simple training and certification that's needed with PEX. If you do the hard work of making the path, laying in a line and hooking it up on both ends is not difficult  Yours, Larry Last edited on Tue Mar 9th, 2010 03:44 pm by eleent |
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