Can you use this for your whole house cold water supply? Or is it just made for water heaters?
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This is used only to prevent scaling and mineral build up in on demand water heaters. For that it works very well. I replace once a year
596314
hi . you should buy a dedicated whole house filter . this would clog quickly and need to be replaced often . this filter is mostly used to remove particulates that can restrict water flow in water heaters . hope that this helps !
596315
In response to some of the answers, it's not a filter. It release trace amounts of polyphosphate into the water stream. I have one and I can see right through the TEE. Some of the water is diverted through the cartridge and picks up trace amounts of the chemical. I suspect that if you have a house that doesn't get as much use, it would last longer than advertised. I think you could change the cartridge on schedule, check the old one and if it still has chemical in it, swap it out the next time. Do this until it's empty. (I can hear the pellets rattling around in there.) Just my opinion.
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Being a home owner, I purchased the filter for my tankless water heater based on my plumber's recommendation. I believe it is more for the heaters benefit (inhibit scale build-up) than for the home, I would think its too small for a whole house.
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Good question, I don't see why not, it's just a filter. The water where I live apparently has lime or calcium which made a cylinder in two previous tankless water heaters crack. If you have stuff like that in your water, I'd say try it. Part of the name says 'scale inhibition'. Have used these filters with my new heater for a good couple of years with no problems with the heater. Stick-on gauge shows when it's time to renew. Get a plumber to install the initial T-pipes (get the whole thing the first time, then just replacement filters), then changing is easy. Twice a year maintenance, worth it. Good question, I don't see why not, it's just a filter. The water where I live apparently has lime or calcium which made a cylinder in two previous tankless water heaters crack. If you have stuff like that in your water, I'd say try it. Part of the name says 'scale inhibition'. Have used these filters with my new heater for a good couple of years with no problems with the heater. Stick-on gauge shows when it's time to renew. Get a plumber to install the initial T-pipes (get the whole thing the first time, then just replacement filters), then changing is easy. Twice a year maintenance, worth... » Read More Good question, I don't see why not, it's just a filter. The water where I live apparently has lime or calcium which made a cylinder in two previous tankless water heaters crack. If you have stuff like that in your water, I'd say try it. Part of the name says 'scale inhibition'. Have used these filters with my new heater for a good couple of years with no problems with the heater. Stick-on gauge shows when it's time to renew. Get a plumber to install the initial T-pipes (get the whole thing the first time, then just replacement filters), then changing is easy. Twice a year maintenance, worth it. « Show Less
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I use it for my heat pump filters. As long as your furnace filtration uses this size (with 1 in. depth) it should work. Says "Ideal for high-velocity heating/cooling systems".
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Hi Mark. I used it as a cold water washer. There is no heating element built into it but I would imagine it would run just fine if you run hot water supply into it. Hadn't thought about that before... might help to run a hose line from the hot water supply say, in the laundry room out to then unit to get hot water to do tough jobs. Hope that helped. Good luck!
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I only use it as a direct vent (pvc vent) water heater. We have been very pleased with it.
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you could hook it up to the cold water inlet instead of the hot water if you don't want to sacrifice any hot water from your main water heater. But be aware when you've used up all the hot water in this small tank its going to be a while before you'll get hot water again. if you plan to use large flows of hot water, I'd suggest you not do this. The hot water use for a normal bath sink is typically minimal.
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We used a mixed hot and cold. No problem. The plastic is pretty heavy duty and I think you will have no problems with running hot water.
316417
you wont get hot water at full pressure with this unit, a shower I would not recommend, works fine in my out-shed where the tap water in winter is bitterly cold, this takes the bite out of the cold water, at half pressure you can get fairly warm water.
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No it's designed for heaters or furnaces requiring external thermostats. the do make thermostats like you're after there a little pricey. But allows you to have an outlet that is controlled by the temp
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I use it for whole house installaton. Very usefull to change use habits in some equipments like air conditioner, swimming pool heater, lights at night, etc.
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I believe this unit is too small for your needs. If this unit is intended to be used as a whole house water heater, then you need a larger unit.
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If the cold water line coming out of the wall is straight 1/2" copper, or pex tubing, it'll work great. But you'll need more than 1" of pipe exposure for a proper connection. Also, make sure you insert the valve 1/2" port a full inch onto the pipe. And remember the supply connection to the refrigerator line must be a 1/4" compression fitting.
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I would suggest this is a question for the manufacturer. I use mine for a water heater.
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YesThat valve is used as a diverter to send mixed hot and cold water to your shower head and hand held independently. Your hot and cold water supply lines need to connect directly to a mixing valve first (like the delta R10000 UNBXHF) then to a diverter (only if you are operating a shower head AND a hand held)......keep in mind the mixing valve I mentioned is for a shower head only...the tub outlet is capped.. If you have a tub spout a different valve would be needed (delta R10000 UNBX)
936856
Yes. Designed specifically for circulating heated water in hydronic heating systems.
1576114
Yes, the faucet comes with one cold water supply line, and one hot water supply line. so you can use cold and hot water
2158677
Yes. The type of water heater does not matter. This product is just a valve that is installed between your cold water supply and the water heater inlet.
786062
I used mine to wrap a short area of exposed water line on both hot and cold water so I would have to say yes to your question!