Does this need to be 'hard plumbed' into plumbing systems. can inlet and outlet be attached to garden hoses?
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Hi Gary, good question and i do not know the answer. I know the gas paloma i had could be plugged into a garden hose. Call a plumber who sells Rinnai and ask him, i found they are always willing to help or call Rinnai directly. Sorry i couldn't be of more help.
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With the right brass I imagine you can make it work. Just remember there is a minimum pressure in, and the water out is pretty hot so i wouldn't use a cheap hose. Something of a wash machine grade hose will do it. This is my personal (not professional/qualified technician) opinion. Good luck. By the way, since its installation it has worked like a dream. It is installed on an outside wall in an airy patio. Last week we had an avg. of 28 F degree night for 5 days and it fired right up without any freeze issue. The one it replaced froze daily if the weather dropped below 32F. Good luck.
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garden hoses will work. You might have issues if you have the temp set too high for the hose on the outlet side.
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I may have misunderstood your question- the outlet is 3/4 coarse for attaching a garden hose- the inlet is1" fine for attaching to spigot
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The drain attaches to a fixture at the side of the unit. From there you can attach an old garden hose and drain any where.
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You'll need a plumbing adapter to connect this in place of a faucet aerator or spray head. I think the hose is MUCH too long for sink use, though; get a hose made for sinks.
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The unit comes with a white plastic hose connector (fitting) that inserts into back of unit with instructions that read: You can use a 12mm hose to attach to the connector. I use the manual drain (bucket) process so I can't comment on how well the continuous drain process works but I would mention again that the connector is made of plastic so I would be very careful connecting a garden hose fitting (brass?) to the threaded plastic connector. FYI, overall I've been very satisfied with this unit and wouldn't hesitate to purchase another if needed.
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Well, sure, tho not necessarily "easily", but only because of the challenge in connecting the soaker hose... The big white plastic drain hose from the Oatey is rather large, and not a particularly standard size, so it's a little tricky to connect it to something exact like a water hose connector. I had some good luck with some assorted PVC plugs/connectors and elbows (sorry, I forget what diameters/sizes...) to route water "around the corner" into one of my rain barrels. With some tie-downs it's staying connected quite nicely and seals well. You might be able to do something similar to connect up to a regular water hose - you might even get "lucky" and just be able to screw a female-to-female threaded water hose end inside the soft white plastic Oakey hose. Hope this helps! Home Depot or Lowes is your friend here. A little "home engineering" creativity and you should be fine - it doesn't have to be a perfect seal, you're gonna be routing into a leaky soaker hose anyway, lol... :) Good Luck! Jeeeeem
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attach garden hose to pump - plug in pump - submerge in water - pump water out through hose
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Hi,I use mine in a summer home. I plumbed it with stainless flex lines, they fit right on the unit's hot and cold connections. Come fall I shut the power off, shut water lines off and unscrew (hand tightened) the flex lines, lift the unit up off the hook bracket and tip it upside down to drain. Even with two and a half gallon (~20lbs) of water it's not hard. I tip it a couple of different ways and that's it until spring.I did plumb in a pressure sensor in the inlet line that controls the 110v to the unit to prevent the heater from burning out if there is a loss of water pressure.
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You definitely do not need to be plumbers! If you can wind a wire around the pipe and plug it in then you are fine.
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The drain is on the back and does attach to a garden hose. I used the hose initially and now just use the built in bucket. Either way this thing works great!
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This is ment to be plumbed in to the main line. I'm sure its possible to use hoses given the right adaptors.
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Having bought and installed two of these kits with the hose fittings arranged on the bottom without any problems with water flow, I do not see why you couldn't.
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I was able to install with water in the pool. Just be well organized and understand the directions before you begin. I would also recommend dry fitting the new outlet system outside the pool so you can see how it should be installed. Have all the installation parts at close hand for quick a install. "Caution" you will lose some water, the job took me about 30 minutes. Hopes this helps.
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No. There is a pump attached to the end of the hose that you place into a bucket. (Great for mixing hot and cold water together for an enjoyable shower). This isn't a shower head made for a garden hose.
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Sure, just hook a regular hose between it at the faucet. That is how I use it.
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No, its 3/4" male for both inlet and outlet. Standard garden hose is 3/4" but the thread count is different, its much more corse. You maybe able to find a adapter... When i plumbed it i used 3/4" plastic to 1/2" brass barb adapters, and used 1/2" poly red and blue push on hose. Then put clamps over the barbs. The tank is really small good for washing hands not much else.
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There is the wire coming out of the power head and the other end of it has the two prongs that gets plugged into your hose. There is no need for it to be plugged into a standard outlet. Your hose should have a standard plug, that gets plugged into the house's outlet.