I have limited access to my plumbing. Is it safe to install this off of my water heater?
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I would check with your insurance company and local codes......If OK, then I think as long as you do not obstruct vent in any way - cold water side only ( of coarse ) and fairly accessible for filter changing without water spilling on Hot water heater. I put one on my hot water = In-coming cold water which should help the water heater last longer....as sediment will shorten the heaters life.
668179
I installed it at the furthest point from the water heater. Hot water will only go as far as where it is installed and that way all the outlets are somewhat covered with just one unit. My wife is always telling me " Go hit the button ".
882972
You must have basic skills with plumbing to do it right. I did mine, with no problem. If your not sure, ask a plumber to be safe.
1208533
I'm not sure. We are remodeling and we are not to the point of installation although our plumber didn't express concern about it.
1568701
I could not get my old one out and did not want to damage the plumbing, so i did not ever use this. Sorry i can not help.
771371
I have a hot water supply near my toilet. It comes with reasonably lengthy hoses to hook up to the hot/cold water. Unless your sink is really far away from your toilet, you should be fine with the hoses it comes with.
616397
It is not used with our shower pipe - tub set up. Habsgrohe recommends/as required for operation only the 16181181 exposed basic set. That is our setup and it works perfectly. Maybe a plumber would have an idea about this?
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Well, you can and I did, but let me tell you why and give you a cautionary note. In my case, it was a remote bathroom sink. It takes forever for the hot water to get over there. So I put this under the sink with a dedicated 30A circuit, attached to the hot water side. It is however heating cold water, because the water in the hot water pipe coming from the other side of the house is invariably cold. This allows someone to wash their hands with warm/hot water instead of waiting 5 minutes with the water running. You would never need 5 minutes worth of hot water at that sink. Now, what would happen beyond that? Well, if you kept running the water on full hot until the hot water from the house system reached this unit, it would continue to heat the water anyway, resulting in scalding hot water coming out of the tap. So depending on your application, you may want to do it the way I did. Or not.
105145
I'm not a plumber and I found it very easy to install. If you can use a wrench and have some DIY ability, then you can install this. (And by the way, it works like a gem)
1188956
I hired a licensed Plummer install my Whole house unit. You can find out how to install it yourself on you tube.
1629119
Its recommended installation on copper piping. However the package says either plastic or copper. Others have reviewed installing on plastic just make sure u pre drill the hole with a slightly smaller drill bit than the punture pin. I also have plastic piping but went to copper near the water heater so I ended up installing mine there. Just to be safe. If u go ahead on the plastic there is rubber housing around the puncture pin area to help prevent leaks. Its really easy to install. If anything u can check utube for installation instructions but highly doubt u will need. Theres lots of step by step videos there.
476387
It has to be installed near and piped to a duct. It will not work with a hot water heating system.
1327900
I have not tried yet. My plumber said it should not be an issue. I will install it soon.
2119502
I would not recommend installing this anywhere that a drop of water could splash or spray on the hot bulbs which are exposed. better to install outside of the shower enclosure, in an area that remains dry and protected from overspray.
866973
There is some plumbing involved to install this unit. Cutting into cold water side of plumbing of water heater Is needed.
877128
I am not sure about it. I install mine in the standing shower onto the overhead pipe.
1628144
No, you supply 2 threated adapters and your pipe would be cut and pump put inline with a little rerouting to water heater drain.