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Scald Guard
Understanding Pipes, Fixtures and Water Heaters
Plumbing Pipes
Water pipes inside your house can be made of a few different materials. Depending on how old your house is will usually determine the type of material the pipes are made out of. In older homes mostly built before 1970, you may have galvanized piping for the water supply pipes and cast iron along with galvanized piping for the drain lines. Houses built after 1970 usually contain copper pipes for the water supplies and either copper or PVC for the drain lines.
New houses being built today are mostly using all PVC for sewer line and the all the drain and venting lines. In some cases people are still using a cast iron pipe for the drainage lines. The main reason people are spending the extra money for these new cast iron drain lines is to keep the drain lines quit, so you can't here the water running through them. This install is usually used in higher end homes.
Modern day water piping is starting to go away from the traditional copper piping. The latest material on the rise is called PEX short for Cross linked Polyethylene piping. This new type of water piping is much easier and cheaper than it copper counterpart. There is no soldering and no hazardous materials used to install the pipes. PEX has been getting great reviews in residential plumbing due to its easy ability to install and once you crimp the pipe, it rarely leaks when installed properly.
Plumbing Fixtures
You plumbing fixtures in your house must contain all of the following. Kitchen sink, lavatory sink, toilet, bathtub, washer hookup and a water heater usually at least 40 gallons. You can have more fixtures as you wish, however you cannot have any less than what is stated. All plumbing fixture must contain a vent. The venting can either a mechanical air vent or vented in a way according to your local plumbing code.
The faucets on the kitchen sink or lavatory sink can be either single or double handle but bathtub and shower faucets need to have scald guard protection and are usually single handle to be able to accommodate this plumbing code. Here are some of the most common manufactures of plumbing fixtures. Delta, Kohler, Moen, Grohe, Briggs, Mansfield and Pro-Flo.
Water Heaters
Water heaters in residential homes are usually between 40 to 75 gallons or Tank-less. Tank heaters use a ½ gas line while tank-less heaters require a ¾ gas hookup. Tank less heaters can either be vented by a standard vent through a chimney or they may have motor on the top which blows the carbon monoxide out through scheduled 40 PVC pipe. Tank-less heaters use their own venting pipes which have an exhaust and an intake for air. These heaters also only fire when you turn on the hot water side of the faucet. This saves money in gas because they are not heating water even if you don't use like a tank water heater does.
Tank-less water heaters are more expensive that tank heaters but do have a longer warranty and a longer life span. I have herd tank-less water heaters are expected to last between 15 and 20 years and have a warranty period of ten years with some brands! Here are some of the most common water heater manufactures. Bradford White, A.O. Smith, Lochinvar, State and Rheem. Here is some common Tank-less Water Heater manufactures. Rhinnia, Rheem, Bosh and Noritz
About the Author
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