jamespatrick4
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We bought a 70 year old house from the original owner. The owner’s son re-plumbed the basement with CPVC, except for the supply to the hose-bib, which is galvanized. The galvanized line starts at a stop and waste valve, which is about 1 foot inside the basement wall. The galvanized then goes through the basement wall, through a crawl space (about 8 feet) then to the hose bib which is on the exterior wall of the crawl space. The line through the crawl space appears pretty level, though I have not checked with a level – at least when I turn off the stop and waste valve, uncap it and open the hose bib, water drains out. A plumber who worked on my furnace told my wife the hose bib needs to be moved to a basement wall that exits directly to the exterior, not through the crawl space. He didn’t explain why, though I suspect it's because the line is in the crawl space (thoug it runs between floor joists and surrounded by insulation). As long as I drain the line in the winter, I don’t see why need to move it. Should it be moved?
Thanks for any input.
Thanks for any input.