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 from master bath sink & shower.
I'll be using pex with a home run plan. I want to minimize the waste of hot water and the time it takes to get to fixtures (I know, I'm very close already!). The smaller diameter of the pex, the sooner hot water gets to the fixtures.
My question is, how small can I get till I loose pressure and can't get a good shower? And can I use smaller diameter at the sink than the shower as a sink requires less volume than a shower?
I can buy 3/8" pex locally, but can I go smaller?
Thanks,
ThomBoz
I'll be using pex with a home run plan. I want to minimize the waste of hot water and the time it takes to get to fixtures (I know, I'm very close already!). The smaller diameter of the pex, the sooner hot water gets to the fixtures.
My question is, how small can I get till I loose pressure and can't get a good shower? And can I use smaller diameter at the sink than the shower as a sink requires less volume than a shower?
I can buy 3/8" pex locally, but can I go smaller?
Thanks,
ThomBoz
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