re: Did I screw up during my reno?

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Plumber told me it was a bad idea to put a water source where there is no drain. Seen some kitchens flooded with a leak.


Does this plumber also think water heaters & refrigerators are a bad idea?

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i understand his point. these have 2 points of failure; one valve on the arm coming out of the wall and a second one at the end. i always make damn sure both are turned off but yes, you could say the same thing about icemaker lines or washing machines that don't have a pan with a drain in the floor.

any plumbing anywhere in your house could have a leak at any point along the line.

I just recently had my pot filler replaced. It has he too much pressure. It will splash water everywhere. Decent pressure at other kitchen sinks, but this thing is crazy high pressure

I just redid just about all of my water lines from 1/2” galvanized steel to 3/4” pex. The amount of rust flakes in the faucets was insane. Cleaned all of them out and took water restrictors off and my water pressure improved drastically. Also added a pressure gauge on the line and I’ve got a steady 60 psi everywhere. Only thing I didn’t change out so far is the upstairs copper and that will come with the bathroom renos. I would definitely check for any obstructions in the lines.

Yep. Then the first winter after you finish remodeling, it blows up in a freeze and you ask yourself why you went through so much headache and money to not have to carry water 7 feet from the sink.


Also, they don't get used often so water can sit in the pipes for days/weeks/longer....

Fill pot with dirty water from pot filler, carry pot to sink to dump it, fill pot at sink, carry it back and start boiling. Ask self again how could I have possibly thought this was a good idea.

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turn the water off to the kitchen faucet, unattach the water hose from the valve to the faucet and spray the water from the valve into a 5 gallon bucket and test your water pressure before it hits your kitchen faucet.

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This is what needs to be done first of all. If the supply hoses weren't replaced they might be filled with "cholesterol".

Also the stop valves for the sink might be filled with the same. To check those you'll obviously need to turn water off to house to remove/inspect valves.

Water faucets use very little water. very very little compared to most other things in the home. I have my kitchen faucet plumbed in 3/8 pex and it has no problems. Thats 3/8 crimp pex so really restricted like 1/4" with the fittings inherent to pex B.




People with pot fillers and the like need to be extra careful if they have kids or grandkids around. How many times do you go into a bathroom to find the water dripping/running after a kid has been in there? Now imagine that happening over a stove or counter followed no one being home for the day..........

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get used often so water can sit in the pipes for days/weeks/longer

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Yeah, I am a chef that uses water sitting in a pipe for days on end, to boil frickin' pasta or rice in salted pipe water!

Truly a waste of money and resources.

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Plumber told me it was a bad idea to put a water source where there is no drain. Seen some kitchens flooded with a leak.

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I’d recommend CAD add a kitchen floor drain.