awoitte
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Hi All,
I posted this question in DIY reddit but wanted to extend it to those specifically in brewing to see if I can get some good ideas from y'all:
I'm planning on installing a sink and RO water treatment system in my garage for my homebrew setup and need guidance for adding (3) cold water connections and 1 hot water connection from my existing water heater and water softener also located in the garage.
My main concern/question is how to tap/tie into the existing connections to create additional hot/cold hook ups.
For hot water, can I T off where my hot water feeds into my house from the top of my hot water heater and run it to my hot water sink input?
For cold water, can I T off of the water softener output and add to some kind of a 3-ball lock manifold?
I'm thinking it would go something like:
Hot Water Heater Outlet --> T --> Run toward sink --> Ball valve shutoff --> Line to sink
Water Softener Outlet --> T --> Run toward brew setup --> Ball valve shut off --> run that goes into a 3 piece manifold with additional shut offs so I can turn off chiller but still have RO/Sink running --> Run to chiller, RO, & sink.
Here's my current water softener and heater setup if it helps.
https://imgur.com/orhzDN6
https://i.imgur.com/oscSSdp.jpg
I posted this question in DIY reddit but wanted to extend it to those specifically in brewing to see if I can get some good ideas from y'all:
I'm planning on installing a sink and RO water treatment system in my garage for my homebrew setup and need guidance for adding (3) cold water connections and 1 hot water connection from my existing water heater and water softener also located in the garage.
My main concern/question is how to tap/tie into the existing connections to create additional hot/cold hook ups.
For hot water, can I T off where my hot water feeds into my house from the top of my hot water heater and run it to my hot water sink input?
For cold water, can I T off of the water softener output and add to some kind of a 3-ball lock manifold?
I'm thinking it would go something like:
Hot Water Heater Outlet --> T --> Run toward sink --> Ball valve shutoff --> Line to sink
Water Softener Outlet --> T --> Run toward brew setup --> Ball valve shut off --> run that goes into a 3 piece manifold with additional shut offs so I can turn off chiller but still have RO/Sink running --> Run to chiller, RO, & sink.
Here's my current water softener and heater setup if it helps.
https://imgur.com/orhzDN6
https://i.imgur.com/oscSSdp.jpg
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