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Unexpected remodel part 1
Sep. 11th, 2024 08:40 amI had a smallish project turn into a laundry room remodel.
Step one is nearly finished - getting the 30 year old gas water heater out of the first floor laundry room and putting a heat pump heater in the basement.
There were no unexpected incidents. I had one solder joint leak that I had a hard time fixing - somehow there was water in the pipe even though it had a clear drain. I finally jacked the pipe up a bit to make the water flow away and got it fixed.
I bought the tools and used PEX for this. Damn I should have switched from copper to PEX decades ago. SO much better. I see why plumbers don't use copper anymore unless the job specification requires it - and I don't know why anyone would ask for it. So much easier to work with, basically zero chance of a installation failure that are more common with copper, and easy to rework without having to drain the whole system.
Anyway it's in and working. Couple of little things - condensate drain and overheat relief valve need piping on them. And of course I made a gigantic mess. And the rest of the project is yet to come.
Gotta find out when the county recycling event is so I can get rid of that water heater.
Step one is nearly finished - getting the 30 year old gas water heater out of the first floor laundry room and putting a heat pump heater in the basement.
There were no unexpected incidents. I had one solder joint leak that I had a hard time fixing - somehow there was water in the pipe even though it had a clear drain. I finally jacked the pipe up a bit to make the water flow away and got it fixed.
I bought the tools and used PEX for this. Damn I should have switched from copper to PEX decades ago. SO much better. I see why plumbers don't use copper anymore unless the job specification requires it - and I don't know why anyone would ask for it. So much easier to work with, basically zero chance of a installation failure that are more common with copper, and easy to rework without having to drain the whole system.
Anyway it's in and working. Couple of little things - condensate drain and overheat relief valve need piping on them. And of course I made a gigantic mess. And the rest of the project is yet to come.
Gotta find out when the county recycling event is so I can get rid of that water heater.
