Hot Water to Washing Machine

[Patrick]

Carolinarider,
I'd take the PEX and throw it in the trash, we have a townhome plumbed with PEX during construction, it continually springs new pinhole leaks in the hot line. I have to repair one now.. it's the last repair I can reach without tearing into the stucco overhang outside and ceilings inside. Most in the complex have spent the big bucks replacing it with copper.
Personally I like cold showers and surprisingly my gal has adapted during summer to taking cold showers too.. but she's indicated the clock is ticking so I'll be repairing the line soon. I'm actually glad to have the line depressurized for awhile.. PEX is unreliable in the long term, to be fair the place was built in the 80's.. though if copper were used originally I wouldn't be facing a giant plumbing nightmare.
I'm a general contractor and can do the work myself for the cost of materials, along with a lot of cussing and swearing..

Good luck with your project, there never seems to be an easy answer..

[Patrick]

Carolinarider,
I'd take the PEX and throw it in the trash, we have a townhome plumbed with PEX during construction, it continually springs new pinhole leaks in the hot line. I have to repair one now.. it's the last repair I can reach without tearing into the stucco overhang outside and ceilings inside. Most in the complex have spent the big bucks replacing it with copper.
Personally I like cold showers and surprisingly my gal has adapted during summer to taking cold showers too.. but she's indicated the clock is ticking so I'll be repairing the line soon. I'm actually glad to have the line depressurized for awhile.. PEX is unreliable in the long term, to be fair the place was built in the 80's.. though if copper were used originally I wouldn't be facing a giant plumbing nightmare.
I'm a general contractor and can do the work myself for the cost of materials, along with a lot of cussing and swearing..

Good luck with your project, there never seems to be an easy answer..

I understand your problem. I installed quite a bit of pex and the early stuff had its problems. The problems we had weren't so much the tube but the fittings.
The new stuff is supposed to be good, but, it gave me such a bad taste in my mouth that I still prefer CPVC. I've installed CPVC that is 50 yrs old and still fine. Don't get me wrong, copper is also fine and I don't really mind soldering.

[Bret SD]

Carolinarider,
I'd take the PEX and throw it in the trash, we have a townhome plumbed with PEX during construction, it continually springs new pinhole leaks in the hot line. I have to repair one now.. it's the last repair I can reach without tearing into the stucco overhang outside and ceilings inside. Most in the complex have spent the big bucks replacing it with copper.
Personally I like cold showers and surprisingly my gal has adapted during summer to taking cold showers too.. but she's indicated the clock is ticking so I'll be repairing the line soon. I'm actually glad to have the line depressurized for awhile.. PEX is unreliable in the long term, to be fair the place was built in the 80's.. though if copper were used originally I wouldn't be facing a giant plumbing nightmare.
I'm a general contractor and can do the work myself for the cost of materials, along with a lot of cussing and swearing..

Good luck with your project, there never seems to be an easy answer..

I understand your problem. I installed quite a bit of pex and the early stuff had its problems. The problems we had weren't so much the tube but the fittings.
The new stuff is supposed to be good, but, it gave me such a bad taste in my mouth that I still prefer CPVC. I've installed CPVC that is 50 yrs old and still fine. Don't get me wrong, copper is also fine and I don't really mind soldering.

Good to know Patrick, just wish I didn't have it through the ceilings between floors, if it were in the attic or crawl that'd be much better.. such is life I guess. Over time I'll likely replace it all in sections. A run of rolled copper tubing is pretty good for longevity, and as you said, I just can't put anything else in there and feel good about it.

[Jess Tolbirt]

There is no such thing as a hot water heater,,,think about it for a bit,,,,you cannot heat hot water, its already hot,,now a water heater, thats a different situation

[Robert]

There is no such thing as a hot water heater,,,think about it for a bit,,,,you cannot heat hot water, its already hot,,now a water heater, thats a different situation

OH, OK Willow  

[carolinarider09]

Madmike,

I did do that and verified the hot works.  I think the issue is basically the machine only allows hot water for 60 seconds (more or less) when "hot" is the selected water temperature.  there rest of the run, to fill the machine, is from the cold water line.

So, while I think I have the situation understood, it appears that the Samsung washer does not allow you to use "Hot" water for much of anything. 

I have not tired the "satanize" cycle to see what it does.  It should be all hot water but that is an assumption not a known truth.

[Bret SD]

 I'd be tempted to use that machine for some nice 12 gauge shotgun practice.  I've done some of that before, and it was always quite entertaining.  Although when I beat my Lazyboy recliner to death out on the deck (with a sledge hammer), I screwed up my shoulder some.

Now that's some therapy I can get behind..^^ 

[Patrick]

" along with a lot of cussing and swearing.. "

Not much changes from West coast to East coast. That kinda goes along with most retrofits. After some time you get pretty good at both.