Climber
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I am about to repipe my entire 3 story home with new copper pipe. I plan on coming off the meter with 1 in. pipe (presently 1 in. iron to meter and 3/4 supply at appx. 50 psi). The 2nd and 3rd floor bathrooms will be using the same branch which is seperate from all other branches. Also I plan on using a seperate 3/4 in. branch coming off the hard water line for all the toilets in the home thinking this would create less of a "shock" if a toilet is flushed and water is being used elsewhere (besides isn't it a waste to use filtered and soft water for a toilet?). Should I continue to run 1 in. pipes from the basement to the 2nd and 3rd floor, or should I run 1 in. pipes to the 2nd floor and then 3/4 in. to the 3rd floor. Or is it sufficient to use 3/4 in. pipes from the point of exit from the basement all the way up? The 2nd and 3rd floor branch conveniently runs within 1 ft. of the 2nd floor bathroom and terminates into the 3rd floor bathroom. I will run 3/4 in. pipes to within 2 ft. of each fixture. Distance from meter to 3rd floor termination is 65 ft.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Thanks for any suggestions!