DonTx Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 This Manabloc installation has a main shut off where the lines enter the home plus the individual shut offs at the manifold. Is it required to have individual shut off valves at the sinks? Donald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcramer Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Originally posted by Donald Lawson This Manabloc installation has a main shut off where the lines enter the home plus the individual shut offs at the manifold. Is it required to have individual shut off valves at the sinks? Donald No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfarrell Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 What's a Manabloc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 From my copy of the installation instructions: "A MANABLOC system, which has valves on all of the outlet ports, does not require stop valves at the fixtures. However, the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) may require stop valves at some fixtures". rfarrel, Manabloc is a central water distribution manifold for use with PEX lines. It was designed from the concept of electric distribution panels with seperate hot and cold home runs to each fixture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonTx Posted June 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Thanks everyone, guess I overlooked that in the installation instructions. Rich, You can go here and see about the Manabloc system. http://www.manabloc.com Donald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n/a26 Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 I have only seen this type set up in commercial establishments. I havn't ever encountered this in residential. It must be quite a bit higher priced than the typical methods. When I worked in a lab at a pharmaceutical company years ago, the main purified water source piping was obviously high grade stainless steel, but the supply lines off of the main piping utilized this type of system. Sorry for the thread drift. Just wanted to comment on this system. I am going to read up on this type set up. I doubt I ever have to inspect anything like this around where I am, but it never hurts to have some background knowledge anyway. Pretty cool system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonTx Posted June 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Around here this system is catching on with low to mid end homes. From what I hear, it's a faster install and the price is comparable to CPVC. Donald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfarrell Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Donald, Thanks for the enlightenment. I believe I found a PEX piping system in a new house in an outlying area a couple of years back. I don't remember seeing the manifold system. I think it was assembled like a traditional piping system. It's always good to find out about what may be up and coming. The plumbers will keep this out of the mainstream as long as possible around here. peace out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Here's a photo of the PB version. Download Attachment: 0009manifold.jpg 80.47 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisprickett Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Originally posted by rfarrell Donald, Thanks for the enlightenment. I believe I found a PEX piping system in a new house in an outlying area a couple of years back. I don't remember seeing the manifold system. I think it was assembled like a traditional piping system. It's always good to find out about what may be up and coming. The plumbers will keep this out of the mainstream as long as possible around here. peace out Just so there's no confusion, Pex does not usually come with the Manabloc distribution system. It generally does not. I've done about 1,000 residential inspections that had Pex and none had Manabloc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul MacLean Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Originally posted by Donald Lawson Around here this system is catching on with low to mid end homes. From what I hear, it's a faster install and the price is comparable to CPVC. Donald Ditto in the Austin area. I haven't seen a lot of it, but it doesn't surprise me any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlskfoster Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Does the Pex also come in red(hot) and blue(cold). In the manabloc picture it looks like a grey color plastic pipe. I do Interim inspections for a large Bank and I see this on all levels of homes. It also seems to like the manifold set-up is more of a metallic pot metal loking stuff. They do have individual shut-offs at the manifold on the systems I've seen here. Buster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlieb Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Pex does come in several colors. It is a type of product. There are several manufacturers. Red and blue are common colors for the obvious reason.[:-magnify Charlie Sessums www.alphainspection.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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