mridgeelk Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Other than this being an uncommon way to plumb a washer, is this method of coming off the water heater to supply the washer noncompliant? I did note the reduced TPR pipe as a safety issue. Click to Enlarge 34.34 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resqman Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 How is the water getting into the water heater??? The cold input to the water heater is "feeding" the washer. The hot output is "feeding" the washer. How is the water getting into the water heater to feed the washer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mridgeelk Posted December 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 The cold water feed is on the right side of the heater, it comes up from behind the heater. The picture will help explain it better. This plumbing is all retrofit, none of it is inside a wall. The picture also shows that the valve on the right leaks. Click to Enlarge 39.13 KB How is the water getting into the water heater??? The cold input to the water heater is "feeding" the washer. The hot output is "feeding" the washer. How is the water getting into the water heater to feed the washer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 ....is this coming off the water heater to supply the washer noncompliant? Yes, it's noncompliant with thoughtful and effective practice. What a maroon......the guy worked harder making it a clusterxxxx than it would have been to do it correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resqman Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 3/8 flexible copper to 3/4 galvanized steel to brass hose bib. Probably some volumn problems with the 3/8 flexible copper supply. Probably some galvanization issues between the copper and the galvanized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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