nfored
New Member
Hello.
I have installed T on both the hot and cold water faucets that hook up to the washing machine. Each tee has a lever to turn it on and off, I have then joined the hot and cold lines into a single pipe. This pipe runs to the fish tank, allowing me to refill the tank with water that has been regulated to the same temp as the tanks water.
I have a ball valve just before the water enters the tank, used as a fail safe in case the shutoff on the Tee's fails.
My question.
I was told by the staff at home depot that I will have to keep the hot and cold water turned off at the Tee's that connect to the faucets. They said if I don't do that then the cold water mixing with the hot water will cool the hot water through the whole house.
Is this true? as I would rather have the water always turned on at the T's so that I can simply open the ball valve at the fish tank to refill the tank, rather then having to open the cold and hot valves, and then the ball valve.
Thank you
I have installed T on both the hot and cold water faucets that hook up to the washing machine. Each tee has a lever to turn it on and off, I have then joined the hot and cold lines into a single pipe. This pipe runs to the fish tank, allowing me to refill the tank with water that has been regulated to the same temp as the tanks water.
I have a ball valve just before the water enters the tank, used as a fail safe in case the shutoff on the Tee's fails.
My question.
I was told by the staff at home depot that I will have to keep the hot and cold water turned off at the Tee's that connect to the faucets. They said if I don't do that then the cold water mixing with the hot water will cool the hot water through the whole house.
Is this true? as I would rather have the water always turned on at the T's so that I can simply open the ball valve at the fish tank to refill the tank, rather then having to open the cold and hot valves, and then the ball valve.
Thank you