Yep. But installed a new water 1 week ago and the next day the hot water tds readings were already double the cold. There is a reason they don't recommend using your hot water for cooking and drinking.
Hot Water drip system
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Perhaps the tds reading is due to the new hot heater. Test a year from now and see what the reading will be. I have a tds meter also, so I'll check my water heater to see the difference.
In regards to recommendations by experts and science, many times recommendations/advisories tend to be altered or recanted completely over time, so its not always the right answer or set in stone. Many here with decades of fish keeping, do use mixed in hot water during w/c. Whether its detrimental......I suppose the jury is still out
That's what I'm figuring. I've got a 25-30 foot run, a half gallon an hour, even more, through a relatively thin hose or pipe the water is going to be relatively close to room temp whether I run cool or hot water. Why use up more hot water every day?
What about a mixing valve like on a toilet? I have reservations about a straight cold drip up here, our ground water is extremely cold year round but an all hot drip has hazards associated with it as well
Nice or you can do refrigerator water line if you have one. I've seen that before. I like drip systems its literally maintenance free minus the water bill lol
Same here, that's why I did the mixing valve. My fear was a power outage for any period of time while I'm not around. I have a gas hot water heater, so even with power out, I have hot water. Guess I am paranoid.
Ok, got everything run and rolling. Ended up going cold side like everyone said. Funny thing though, drip is cloidy. Dont know if super tiny bubbles or sediment. Using drip system .5gln hr nozzle. Thoughts?
