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Water pipe size
I am installing copper pipe to a new bathroom. The pipe will be an
extension from the existing galvinized pipe in the house. The distances are not great (10'-20' range) The existing cold supply pipe is 3/4" everywhere but the hot water lines are only 1/2". I want to install 3/4" CU pipe for both hot and cold (reducing to 1/2" just before the fixtures) in the new installation in anticipation of repiping the whole house in the future. This plan requires that I transition the hot from 1/2" galv to 3/4" CU for the hot water. My question is "will this create a pressure or flow rate problem?" Normally you go from big to small pipe but in this case it is from small to big. Should I keep to my current plan or change to 1/2" CU for the hot all the way through? |
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