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• Posted in thread: How to straighten 1" Poly? on 02-28-2013 at 04:06 PM
  I hope to be laying about 80' of 1" dinking water poly from the street/meter to my home. I'm in
  NorCal coastal so we won't be getting a sunny day for awhile to soften and straighten it out of
  its coil...

• Posted in thread: minimum tubing diameter on 02-28-2013 at 03:29 AM
  My place is only 1100 square feet. The kitchen, bath, & master bath are all next to each other,
  so 12' is my longest run. That's why I can get away with 3/8. But in a 2 story home with the
  water heate...

• Posted in thread: minimum tubing diameter on 02-28-2013 at 03:24 AM
  Thanks for all the chat, it motivated me to do an experiment, so I bought 20 bucks worth of
  fittings from the hardware store along with 12' of 3/8" PEX. I sweated a 'T' into the hot about
  a foot or so...

• Posted in thread: minimum tubing diameter on 02-27-2013 at 04:33 PM
  Look, I post her because I do not want to do it the standard way, I stated that very clearly. I
  stated my parameters, adequate flow, quicker warm up, saving energy. These are all admirable
  goals. I un...

• Posted in thread: minimum tubing diameter on 02-26-2013 at 07:58 PM
  OK, I did the math. A foot of 3/4" pipe contains 3oz of water, a foot of 1/2 is 1.3oz. and 3/8
  has .75 oz. Or look at it this way, it takes 46 feet of 3/4 pipe to hold a gallon of water, 91
  feet of 1/...

• Posted in thread: Basic Soldering of copper pipe on 02-26-2013 at 02:15 AM
  This is amazing! I've always hated soldering copper pipes because most of the time they don't
  leak, so when they do I have no idea what I did wrong (I probably do one job a year, very
  occasional). But...

• Posted in thread: Rough in? on 02-26-2013 at 01:44 AM
  This may sound crazy, but it could solve your situation. I just modified my toilet to mount the
  tank 6 feet high. It is just an experiment, but will allow me to put the toilet into a corner
  45% from e...

• Posted in thread: minimum tubing diameter on 02-26-2013 at 01:34 AM
  I'm completely redoing the water in my place. The cold water heater now is two feet from the
  kitchen sink, same distance from main bathroom shower, 4 feet from main bathroom sink, and
  about 12 feet fr...