CountryBumkin
Active Member
I have PB in my house. I'm going to be repalcing it with PEX at some point in the future (either when it leaks or for re-sale purposes). I have seen the picturers/diagrams of various routing methods regarding Home-Runs and Trunk-Branch plumbing. Which ever way I go I know there will be alot of lines running parallel through the attic. BTW - My existing PB pipe is under the slab.
When the PEX is run throug the attic does it matter if it is run along the floor or if it is run about 4 feet above the floor along the verticle truss supports. I think most plumbers would run along the floor like the electrical wiring is done, if it is new construction. Since my house is built, there is insulation on the floor and it woul dbe difficult to run it that way (note that most of attic does not have a floor, just insulation between ceiling joists).
If there a code specifing how the PEX plumbing should be run? Or is it just run the most convient and/or asthetic way?
Thanks
When the PEX is run throug the attic does it matter if it is run along the floor or if it is run about 4 feet above the floor along the verticle truss supports. I think most plumbers would run along the floor like the electrical wiring is done, if it is new construction. Since my house is built, there is insulation on the floor and it woul dbe difficult to run it that way (note that most of attic does not have a floor, just insulation between ceiling joists).
If there a code specifing how the PEX plumbing should be run? Or is it just run the most convient and/or asthetic way?
Thanks