Phillip Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 The builder is going to have fun with this. New construction, PEX plumbing. split floor plan. Master bathroom is next to the water heater. At the tub in the master bathroom the hot water is coming in on the proper side. At the sinks the hot water is coming in on the cold water side. In the kitchen water is coming in from both supply lines but none of it is hot. The other bathroom is the same way as the kitchen. Has anyone run into something like this before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 Is all the PEX the same color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 Originally posted by Phillip The builder is going to have fun with this. New construction, PEX plumbing. split floor plan. Master bathroom is next to the water heater. At the tub in the master bathroom the hot water is coming in on the proper side. At the sinks the hot water is coming in on the cold water side. That's an easy fix. Originally posted by Phillip In the kitchen water is coming in from both supply lines but none of it is hot. The other bathroom is the same way as the kitchen. Has anyone run into something like this before? Usually means a cross connection somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 Did you check the toilets for hot water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Ahern Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 My house in Maine had cold and hot water feeding the toilets? Plumber said it helped reduce condensation? 25 years ago I bought that argument. Small one way mixing valve. Never saw that arrangement anywhere else?? Did some Maine contractor "get me?" Advise[:-banghea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenT Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 The reason that hot water is used for toilets in cold climates is to camouflage the steam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 Plumber just screwed up his connections. Had one a week or two ago where the bathroom sink had cold water from both sides but the exterior faucet just outside the bathroom had hot water. Go figure. Sometimes stuff happens. Plumber needs to come back and fix his goof/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 Originally posted by Jack Ahern My house in Maine had cold and hot water feeding the toilets? Plumber said it helped reduce condensation? 25 years ago I bought that argument. Small one way mixing valve. Never saw that arrangement anywhere else?? Did some Maine contractor "get me?" Advise[:-banghea I see that arrangement every so often. People from other cultures don't use their A/C systems as much--if at all--as we do, which causes condensation on the outside of the bowl when it fills with cold water. Adding a little hot water to the mix prevents condensation from forming, which also means it can't trickle down the bowl and damage the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted November 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 The PEX I saw was the right colors. I have seen places in this area that they run the same color PEX for all of the underground piping. They are running it like copper. The toilets did not have hot water coming to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 On upper and upper middle grade construction; 60% of stools here have a mixing valve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msteger Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 I occasionally, also, see certain fixtures or complete bathrooms plumbed backwards. I even did one home several years ago that was completely plumbed backwards. I guess these plumbers just don't check their work. I would assume they pressurize the lines and check for leaks but just aren't putting their fingers under the spigots to verify cold and hot are on the proper sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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