Hot and cold hoses?

smoknfastlegend · 04-15-09, 06:08

Just recently my family and I moved into a new house that has a nice surprise. Down by the garage the previous owners had installed 2 spigots, one for hot water, one for cold water. I thought this was pretty nifty. Is this common? Just thought I would share.

Boston Man · 04-15-09, 06:14

I dont think it's common at all. Maybe the previous owners are autopians and like to wash with warm water. I wish i had warm water =[

BigAl3 · 04-15-09, 06:19

you're lucky, i wish i had both cold and hot water. the hot water would especially come in handy during the winter...

Setec Astronomy · 04-15-09, 06:24

Hey Al, some time ago I posted about a Moen single-handle hot/cold outside faucet...if I didn't have huge clearance problems where mine goes thru the wall, I would have done it already.

byers ford · 04-15-09, 06:35

I believe it is just owner preferance, atleast on newer houses.

Warm water is VERY nice to have at a moments notice.

BearValley · 04-15-09, 07:54

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Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy

Hey Al, some time ago I posted about a Moen single-handle hot/cold outside faucet...if I didn't have huge clearance problems where mine goes thru the wall, I would have done it already.

I have one of those (I think that it's a Moen) in the water heater closet at my back deck. I have it for washing my dogs.

I put it in about a year ago as our cold water is too cold for dog washing, even in the middle of the summer.

Accumulator · 04-16-09, 10:02

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Originally Posted by smoknfastlegend

.. Down by the garage the previous owners had installed 2 spigots, one for hot water, one for cold water..

You might want to get one of those "Y" connectors to tie them together so you can have a good "warm" mix.

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Originally Posted by byers ford

I believe it is just owner preferance, atleast on newer houses.

Yeah, I seldom see such setups unless they were specifically asked for. I'm so used to having both hot and cold water in the shop that I have to remind myself that not everybody has that.

I wonder if they were more common in the past...my father's (pre-WWII construstion) house had them and so do a few of his friends' places that were built around the same time. Growing up with setups like that, you can bet I specified them for my garage

TLMitchell · 04-16-09, 11:58

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Originally Posted by smoknfastlegend

Just recently my family and I moved into a new house that has a nice surprise. Down by the garage the previous owners had installed 2 spigots, one for hot water, one for cold water. I thought this was pretty nifty. Is this common? Just thought I would share.

When I built my shack I tried to consider all the things I wanted. As the list and the budget grew I had to prioritize but the things I wouldn't go without was hot & cold in the garage basin, large floor drains with traps and 75,000 BTUs for 900 sq ft. The only thing I missed was not putting hot & cold in a single-handle hose bib so I could use warm water with the hose in winter.

The now-ex wife was in charge of the house, my gig was the garage. If I would've been single when I built I would've gone with a 2000 sq ft garage and 900 sq ft of living space instead of vice versa.

TL

Sockmonkey · 04-16-09, 02:41

I feel naive asking this, but I've always wondered if those of us with winters have to worry about freezing or bursting of faucets / pipes installed in an attached but unheated garage?

Setec Astronomy · 04-16-09, 03:00

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Originally Posted by Sockmonkey

I feel naive asking this, but I've always wondered if those of us with winters have to worry about freezing or bursting of faucets / pipes installed in an attached but unheated garage?

Of course, if it gets cold enough. I don't have any (supply) pipes in my garage, and it usually stays above freezing in there, but I suppose if I insulated it better from the rest of the house, I might have to worry about it getting colder and freezing the sanitary sewer line that runs through there.

Street5927 · 04-16-09, 06:45

I have hot and cold water in my garage. I just hook the hose/pressure washer up to it, and off I go washing with warm water. It is nice on cooler days, however, I still don't wash in the winter because it would just eventually freeze. I do have drains in the garage, if I were to wash in there, but the garage is not big enough and everything on the shelves, etc. would just get soaked, so in the winter, I just ONR my vehicles.

TLMitchell · 04-16-09, 07:11

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Originally Posted by Sockmonkey

I feel naive asking this, but I've always wondered if those of us with winters have to worry about freezing or bursting of faucets / pipes installed in an attached but unheated garage?

Frost-proof hose bibs..... just like on the outside of the house. The valve extends a foot or so back into the house.