Bob J. wrote:

>
>The manifolds themselves are very expensive, and really don't offer much of
>an advantage in labor because you end up running more tubing from them to
>each faucet.  I ran one 1" trunk line for both hot and cold water down the
>center of my house, and tee'd into that to go to the bathrooms and kitchen.
>I also placed a small water heater near the bathrooms in the crawl space so
>that we wouldn't have to wait long for hot water.  Nearly instantaneous hot
>water.
>
>Regards,
>Bob
>  
>

Bob,

Very expensive?

I did some remodeling last year and nearly have the entire house 
converted from galvanized to plastic pex.  I installed a Manabloc.  At 
$125, I thought it was cheap.  Yes, we used more pipe, but most 
everything is 3/8" and we get hot water pretty fast even in the far 
corners of the house.  There is much less cold water to empty out of 
that 3/8" line than in a 1" trunk line.  :)  I also like having the 
ability to individually shut off each fixture.  One can even use the red 
and blue pipe for hot/cold respectively, but the roll lengths didn't 
work out well for me as there would have been too much left over.  I 
ended up using all white.

http://www.bright.net/~agarb/manabloc.jpg

Only disadvantage I've noticed is that if I turn a faucet on/off very 
quickly the water hammer will cause some pipes to bang against the floor 
joists.  I need to get down in the crawl space and secure them better.

Aaron

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Quoted for           Quote Date Expr Date Ship Via         Frght Warehouse
xxxxx xxxxx        06/03/05   06/30/05                   No    Shp 
7421Prc 742
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Writer               Salesperson           Release #     Terms
xxxxx xxxx        House Sales Person                  CASH
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Quote Qty    Part #  Product Description                    Unit 
Price       Net  
       *    WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING VANGUARD
                   PIPING
    1ea   733184   VANG PX2C5 WHITE VANEX PEX, 3/8IN          91.330     
91.33
                   CTS, SDR-9, 500' COIL
    3ea   821160   VANG PX3C1 WHITE VANEX PEX, 1/2IN          20.515     
61.55
                   CTS, SDR-9, 100' COIL
    1ea   692870   VANG PXR2C5 3/8X500 RED TUBING             91.330     
91.33
    3ea   211554   VANG PXR3C1 1/2X100FT COIL RED             20.515     
61.55
                   TUBING
    1ea   692846   VANG PXB2C5 BLUE VANEX PEX, 3/8IN          91.330     
91.33
                   CTS, SDR-9, 500' COIL
    3ea   210407   VANG PXB3C1 1/2X100FT COIL BLUE            20.515     
61.55
                   TUBING
    1ea   687832   VANG MXBD6-30 30 COMBINATION PORT         125.605    
125.61
                   STANDARD MANABLOC

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