Branched hot water and cold water

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Branched hot water and cold water
Author: meganthomas320 (KS) If you have two branches on each of the hot water and hold water lines going to two different parts of a house, would a valve be needed to prevent “stealing” from the other side of the house? Say I use a hot shower in one side of my house, can it affect the the temperature of the other side of the house without valves being placed?
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Re: Branched hot water and cold water
Author: bernabeu (SC) there are NO magic valves only proper pipe sizing AND adequate pressure AND 'pressure balancing' shower valves will help ============================================== "Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638
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Re: Branched hot water and cold water

Author: packy (MA)

meganthomas... you are asking about a scenario that is present in untold millions of homes across the country.
99.9 % of homes have a central water heater feed different baths, kit etc.
i would say 'none' of them have check valves on each branch.
the purpose of a check valve on a recirc system is to keep the cold from backing up into the hot not to provide balance in the piping.

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