This has just appeared in my laundry room...

[pulsator]

... That is, after a couple hours of labor and 4 trips to Homo Depot. (And one more trip to come in the morning...)

 

Any guesses as to the number of hot vs cold outlets and why the cold water supply has a break in it?

 

[toploader55]

Ummmmm.....

No.

Tell me more.

 

[lordkenmore]

This is only a guess...and a guess from someone who is far from an expert on plumbing. But it does occur to me that one possible answer for the break in the cold water line might be to have something installed to mix in some hot water so the cold water will be a more controlled cold. Handy for those climates where cold water in winter is so cold ice cubes practically fall out of the faucet when turned on....

 

[frigilux]

Hot vs. Cold outlets: You have a dishwasher in your laundry room!

 

[pulsator]

Lord Kenmore is right on the money!!! I have a tempering valve that I will be installing between the breaks in the cold water line and the 7th hot water hookup is for the tempering valve! I always wash in either warm or hot and I prefer to rinse in cool water (85 degrees F). The tempering valve will make sure that my temps are where I want them to be!!!

 

[DirectDriveDave]

That's awesome, great work on that set up!

 

[tomturbomatic]

What brand of tempering valve are you going to use?

 

[pulsator]

Here we go!!!

Finally it's done!!! Hooking up these 2 T's was quite stressful but we got it to work with no leaks!!! I used 3/4" PEX piping for all the water connections. Home Depot only had 5 foot lengths of red PEX so I got a white 10 foot piece for the long stretch from the water lines to the connection point for the washers. I wanted to use as few connections as possible before my master shut offs for both the hot and cold water supplies.

 

BTW, I have a Honeywell AM-1 series tempering valve set to 86F.

 

[pulsator]

The scary mess!

Here is how it looks with all the washers hooked up! It looks scary but it works very very well! I have two master shut offs that I turn off when I'm done doing laundry so that I have no chance of anything in this setup leaking when I'm not around. The sink faucet is mostly there just so I can bleed the hot water line when I start laundry and to relieve pressure in the hot and cold lines when I'm done.

 

[pulsator]

WE HAVE WATER!!!

And it's got a very high flow rate thanks to the 3/4" PEX!

 

[pulsator]

All of the machines

Happily glowing!!!

 

[gansky1]

Nice job, Jamie! I remembered your tempering valve after pondering the quiz for a while, nice work integrating it in the system. I still have one of the tempering valves on my ebay watch list - I should just do it, it would really be nice in the winter when the temps drop.

Still loving your Speed Queen f/l?

 

[pulsator]

Greg, I LOVE my tempering valve!!! I couldn't do laundry without it unless the washer allows a warm rinse! You really should just get one! Ever since I got one, I have seen a very large improvement in rinsing performance from all of my machines versus using a cold water rinse. I've evem considered getting a second tempering valve for my hot water supply. My bf likes to keep the water heater set very high since he has one of those giant jacuzzi tubs and I never wash in water hotter than 120F anyway.

 

And of course, I just LOVE LOVE LOVE my Speed Queen FL!!!! I'm convinced it's the best front load washer I have ever owned!!! (Even better than my Miele W1215 due to the shorter cycle times and larger capacity!)

 

[DirectDriveDave]

haha, that poor sink faucet.

but really, great set up!

 

[frigilux]

That's quite a setup, Jamie! I love that very rare spin-drain Kenmore. It's so odd to see a GE-style tub barrier in a Whirlpool-made washer.