Stercorarius Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Why 1-1/2" water line? How much water usage are we talking here? And I'm assuming you're referring to the m18 uponor pex expander Sent from my SCH-I535 using TapatalkHow much? I couldn't tell you in gph but I can tell you that its a lotta water that has to be really hot all the time. Its in a milk house. There are garden hoses hooked to hot water spigots for washdown and heating calf bottles. There are two stainless tanks that hold 3 tons of milk a piece that have to be cleaned with hot water and acid regularly and hundreds of feet of stainless pipe that has to be washed twice a day at a specific temp with detergent and hot water then chlorine and hot water and then aacid and hot water and then just hot water. The heater has no problem keeping up untill it does. The gun I'm talking about is this beast. It has saved us literally hundreds of times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Yup there it is! We could really use that big of pex but haven't yet, if we need pipe bigger than 1", we end up running pvc for cold and copper with propress or cpvc for hot. This would be considered commercial because of how much water it sounds like you're using, I imagine AO Smith said the same thing? Then maybe you only get one year warranty. You're going to keep seeing the water heater go bad like you have been experiencing I think is safe to say. They don't make them like they used to. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Would you need more of an industrial unit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercorarius Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 The thing meets demand and goes out fast enough that it can be warrantied. We've added valves to every line around it and unions to all the connections so it can be out and have a new one in within 3 hours. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Well as long as they warranty itSent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Then there's this beastSent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 That's nuts dude, talk about stretching some holes!JimboSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercorarius Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Is that the just released one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Is that the just released one?Yeah that does 3" uponor pex-aSent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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