I'm getting ready to run some new supply lines up to a new attic bathroom. I've got a great location to grab supply and send it upstairs. It's great because I've got easy access and I can just tee it up and sent it through the vertical wall that my dwv stack is coming down. It's a really appealing location.
The hot water pipe is just outside of the mechanicals room coming from the water heater. I assume it's fine to cut the pipe and put in a tee.
1) Will shutting off the main water valve or the valve controlling water emptying into the water heater do the trick? I hadn't considered it before, but will the water heater pump out hot water even with the main line off or the water intake to the water heater turned off? Can I just turn off the water heater?
2) I was planning on teeing up the cold water pipe heading to the water heater, too. I assume that's cool. I mean, that pipe is just carrying water to the water heater, right? Is there potential for me to burnout the heating element when I cut off this cold water supply?
Thanks for the help.
The hot water pipe is just outside of the mechanicals room coming from the water heater. I assume it's fine to cut the pipe and put in a tee.
1) Will shutting off the main water valve or the valve controlling water emptying into the water heater do the trick? I hadn't considered it before, but will the water heater pump out hot water even with the main line off or the water intake to the water heater turned off? Can I just turn off the water heater?
2) I was planning on teeing up the cold water pipe heading to the water heater, too. I assume that's cool. I mean, that pipe is just carrying water to the water heater, right? Is there potential for me to burnout the heating element when I cut off this cold water supply?
Thanks for the help.