O' Great Plumbing Sages:
I'm about to install a new hose bib so that I don't have to drag a 75' hose around the yard anymore. The location for the new hose bib is about 25' from the nearest 3/4" cold water branch. This existing branch serves the kitchen sink, a bar sink, and an existing backyard hose bib.
Which one of the following is the best approach?:
a) Insert a 3/4" Tee in this branch and run 3/4" pipe to within a few feet of the hosebib and then reduce to 1/2" pipe to serve the hose bib.
b) Insert a 3/4" Tee in this branch and run 1/2" pipe to the new hose bib.
Or, should I avoid this branch completely and run 3/4" pipe to a location closer to the meter entrance (which is about 40' from the new hose bib location)?
Thanks!
I'm about to install a new hose bib so that I don't have to drag a 75' hose around the yard anymore. The location for the new hose bib is about 25' from the nearest 3/4" cold water branch. This existing branch serves the kitchen sink, a bar sink, and an existing backyard hose bib.
Which one of the following is the best approach?:
a) Insert a 3/4" Tee in this branch and run 3/4" pipe to within a few feet of the hosebib and then reduce to 1/2" pipe to serve the hose bib.
b) Insert a 3/4" Tee in this branch and run 1/2" pipe to the new hose bib.
Or, should I avoid this branch completely and run 3/4" pipe to a location closer to the meter entrance (which is about 40' from the new hose bib location)?
Thanks!