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Big Dog
04-16-2008, 09:56 PM
This little house we're redoing has a water line that comes up out of the slab about 4", makes a U and goes back into the slab. This is in what was originally the laundry room in the garage. Anyone ever seen sumpin' like this?
glkearns
04-16-2008, 10:08 PM
Maybe part of a manifold? Are there any tees to serve the old laundry or just 2 90's?

greg
JCsPlumbing
04-16-2008, 10:16 PM
Only thing I can think of is a rough in for future use.

J.C.
where am i
04-16-2008, 10:27 PM
could be for a water meter depend how fare apart the lines are
Big Dog
04-16-2008, 10:32 PM
no tees, just comes up, goes over 3" and back down. Thank goodness I was smart enough to hire a professional plumber:cool:. Seems that in the back of my brain there is something about doing this to keep pipes from clanging when you turn on/off the water???????? Probably just the mindless wandering of a carpenter :p.
JCsPlumbing
04-16-2008, 10:46 PM
no tees, just comes up, goes over 3" and back down. Thank goodness I was smart enough to hire a professional plumber:cool:. Seems that in the back of my brain there is something about doing this to keep pipes from clanging when you turn on/off the water???????? Probably just the mindless wandering of a carpenter :p.

No, not for banging pipes that I'm aware. My mind wanders too. Still can't build a bastard hip roof.:(

J.C.
glkearns
04-16-2008, 10:49 PM
Maybe just a convenient spot to join 2 shorter pieces of soft copper to eliminate joints underground(and the need for brazing)? Or could be rough stub up for a laundry sink that wasn't installed? maybe a forgotten hosebibb rough in?
Greg
yasudaplumbing
04-17-2008, 02:56 AM
This little house we're redoing has a water line that comes up out of the slab about 4", makes a U and goes back into the slab. This is in what was originally the laundry room in the garage. Anyone ever seen sumpin' like this?

If that area was the laundry, those pipes are probably part of a manifold system which supplied the laundry. Being that the laundry is no longer there, the supply line & tee were removed, but the manifold needed to remain to supply the rest of the house.

That's my guess.

Tracy