We had changes we wanted to make, like plumbing this with 3/4 inch copper from our original installation, and changes that we needed to make, such as relocating the filter due to a changed fence line. We did not want to see the filter heads through the window, and there was not enough room to simply shift them down the stucco wall. We simply shuffled the entire filter system around the bend, and left our UV filter in place.
We did not have the filter installed for nearly 30 days, and the hard water deposits were adding up fast. We could no longer let the oppressive August heat stop us from tying this back into our plumbing. We mocked up the filter to fit and be secured to the new fence for the pre and post filters.
This time copper would be utilized. The Pex was an opportunity of necessity at the time, as our kit came with $100’s worth of fittings and valves for it. As it turned out, this was a major restriction in our water supply. More than one hot water fixture caused significant pressure drop.
More copper than needed was bought, to make sure we didn’t have any shortages or need any couplers. You can see our plans to tie in our backup water supply.
Sweating to the oldies…
Out with the restrictive plastic, in with the copper.
The filter is back in and flushed. The use of copper pipe completely eliminated our hot water issues! In fact, we can operate multiple hot water fixtures without pressure loss, which is a mostly due to low flow devices. Our previous home had a 1 1/4 inch supply line, and we were not used to comprising on taking a shower and running the washing machine at the same time. Now we don’t have to.
Tying in our backup as seen here.