Drip hot/cold or just cold?
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I have been doing hot and cold mix for over 2 years now. Heat my whole system doing it and would not do it any other way. Even had the old original hot water heater in the house spring a leak and I shut off the drip, installed new one and flushed out the new hot water heater and started the drip up again no issues. You can always flush your hot water heater out if you want each year as some service companies recommend but most people don't do it.
So what about copper pipes and what well ? Most houses use them and they have proven to not be an issue long term, that is why they are used because copper is known to be a clean metal, with anti microbial properties, here in Utah we have the largest copper mine so we learn a little about how clean and safe of a metal it really is.
Pex water lines the new product used is just faster to install, easier to deal with and cheaper, i have mostly copper in my house other than the new stuff i have installed and worked with.
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So what about copper pipes and what well ? Most houses use them and they have proven to not be an issue long term, that is why they are used because copper is known to be a clean metal, with anti microbial properties, here in Utah we have the largest copper mine so we learn a little about how clean and safe of a metal it really is.
Pex water lines the new product used is just faster to install, easier to deal with and cheaper, i have mostly copper in my house other than the new stuff i have installed and worked with.
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I refill my tanks with a mix of hot and cold water from a hose threaded on the sink. So I'm not worried about that aspect.
Are you saying your tank is completely heated by your drip system? If so that's, awesome. How is it on the power bill versus running submersible heaters?
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Are you saying your tank is completely heated by your drip system? If so that's, awesome. How is it on the power bill versus running submersible heaters?
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Yes I heat my whole system with the water mixture. I have not ran heaters in a long time so don't know the price difference but hot water was way better.
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Can you post pics of your setup? I've got so many questions but I think most can be answered by a visual lol
I've used a hot water only drip as well on my 500 for over 2 years with zero issues. WAY cheaper than heaters. I think my total system volume is a little over 800 gallons, once I got the drip rate/temperature adjusted I haven't had to mess with it.
When doing water change I "have to" use mix of hot/cold since city water system temp is around 30s - 40 top so I must use a mix. I usually do almost 50% WC so basically my 75 gal hot water boiler empties with that water change.. when I finish my new house with drip system to my setup I guess I will drip a hotter temp into tanks.
Pics of that setup
I think im going to Home Depot today lol
So the setup is ridiculously simple. I run a hot line from my washer hookup via an icemaker kit with an adjustable valve to control flow into my top sump (you see two lines in the picture, one is from the cold line just in case I want to do a large water change I can fill faster with the correct temp). The water runs down the drains through the bio towers that have air stones under each one forcing air up through the towers effectively degassing the untreated tap water. In the bottom sump I have a small bulkhead that I drilled out to where I wanted the water level to remain and ran that line to the basement drain. Instant 24/7 water change, stupidly easy and simple.
