Efficient supply layouts

Home-run Layouts from a Manifold Can Reduce Waiting Time for Hot Water

Diameter of the line, distance and speed the water travels affect heat loss

Manifolds are like main electric panels. In a manifold system (also called a "home-run" system), the hot water and cold water supply lines feed a manifold that distributes hot and cold water to each fixture in the house. Each fixture gets a dedicated run of tubing from the manifold.

Manifolds have separate chambers for hot and cold water. The cold-water chamber is fed from the main water supply line and the hot-water chamber is fed from the ...