Old plumber shows how installing a hot water manifold can save you money.

This is a video on a hot water manifold and how it immediately saves you money.

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[tpdeehan]

What a waste of copper.. water flow is determined by the fixture ..GPM ... not by the size of the copper line run to it. So if I ran a 1 1/4" line to my sink, would I use more water then a 1/2" line?

[TheOldkid888]

@tpdeehan hello;

The reason that manifolds are used is to give even pressure throughout the home for one reason. Running a number of 1/2 inch lines in pex off of this manifold will save you money if it is hot water. If you run a 3/4 hot line in your home; you have doubled the amount of hot water and if it goes 30 feet each time you run the faucet; you have wasted a lot of hot water over a year. By running 1/2" pex off the manifold to every fixture; you save money.

Enjoy 2012!!! Al

[ianmacdon]

Great job Alamn...nice work.

[TheOldkid888]

@ianmacdon Hello Ian; Thanks very much for the comments and have a great day!!!  Al

[sonnysand]

I wish my "like thumbs" worked. Have done a vid on replacing the anode on a water heater?

[TheOldkid888]

@sonnysand Hello sonny; The thumbs up may just be a small glitch and they will correct it in no time. I haven't done a video on changing an anode yet, but when I have to replace one I will for you. A socket and power handle work best to remove them as they can feel like they are welded in place at times.. Thanks for commenting and have a great day!!! Al

[casper55117]

@MrPquedenfeld i agree with you. but if the water heater has a code pov it should be fine

[MrPquedenfeld]

Major flaw for those who don't know it's illegal to have a valve on the hot side of a water heater thats how they explode or even sky rocket into the air. That's why America should build union

[TimThePlumber001]

What was the brand of the trunk-line ftg that fed both hot and cold

[ianmacdon]

@TheOldkid888 My pleasure, keep up the great work...enjoy !

Ian

[TheOldkid888]

@onceadrm hello there.I have seen heat traps come on some hot water heaters themselves. No plumbing suppliers sell them here and I called all 4.The point I was making in this video is the way that plumbing has been done in the past and how it is changing. One point in particular was running 1/2" pipe to each fixture instead of a 3/4 hot water line and branching off to the fixture.1/2" pipe has half the volume as 3/4".Insulating the pipes makes a major difference as well.Thanks for commenting. Al