can this shower be hard plumbed for cold and hot water instead of using just the solar feature?
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I have this and yes as long as you have the ability to do so externally of the unit. It only has one hook up so I have valves to balance the temp going into it.
1613627
There is only one water input, which really fills up the base so the sun can warm it up.
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No, not really, it only has one inlet so if you intend to use hot water it will need to be "mixed" upstream of the shower, and you won't have any control of the outlet temp.
2075080
This isn't a water filter faucet. It has two lines- one for hot an cold. I suppose you could have your plumber rig it however you want. But it would just be regular cold tap water.
2252824
The Faucet can be used for Hot OR Cold water , but you have to pick one or the other. (hope this helps ,as I know it has been in my mail box for a while. I'm not the kind of person that keeps up with E-Mail )
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I don't have experience with doing that, but this machine does have a limit to how hot the water can be that you put in it. How hot are you looking to go? If the water is too hot for you to touch/ work with, it is too hot for this machine. I generally go by the rule of "if I would shower in this temperature, then we are okay, anything hotter is pushing it". Its made out of plastic, and the parts can melt if you go to, say, boiling.
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Not unless you have a system. This faucet is sold with a heater which goes under the cabinet. In our case we have a osmosis system in the center island which gives us filtered hot and cold water. This water also is piped underground to our ice maker in the refrigerator.
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mine will work either way. It is plumbed but you don't have to hook it up ,you can use it as I do as a pour over. I have a half pot switch and a start switch but they are only used if the water line is attached.
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I am not sure if it can since there is only one hole for the connection at the bottom, but I have to tell you that the water gets really hot inside the shower tube. We had to wait for couple of minutes to run the water trough before using it. We love the quality of this shower, and its easy to put together and a part, or leave it on and it doesn't leak any water what so ever. It looks really nice and substantial as well.
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Technically it is for both. I suppose you could just hook up your cold water. Then the position for "cold" would work as needed. When the lever is pushed towards where the warm flow would happen, then nothing would come out is all. Its a nice faucet...love it for this price. Otherwise you might just look at say a R.O. faucet like this one: http://www.theperfectwater.com/Parche-RO-Faucet.html I have it as well and it's nice...however you won't get the flow that you would in a regular sink faucet I'd guess.
779425
Yes but it would be really cold and I think uncomfortable to use. We hired a plumber and extended the water lines to our sink lines (hot and cold) as we didn't have a close hot water line either.
63632
Our water is soft, so I can't say from direct experience ... but I have read, and it makes sense, that hard water will clog the small passages in the heat exchanger. You could flush periodically, but that would be a hassle -- or soften your hot water. Seems like maybe a tank heater's the way to go for you.
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I'm sure it would boost your water to very hot at medium setting however it would defeat your solar savings. Mine works good with incoming water from well at 50 degrees with low pressure set a notch above medium. I'm hooked directly to bathroom shower & branched to sink & washer in same room. Water plenty hot there however I have additional 25' run to kitchen sink which is above warm but not hot. This is old farm house use. If I were you I'd go with smaller unit run off 110 & have close to fixture you want hotter with light switch handy to turn on when needed instead off just the flow switch. With variable temp going in it will still be probably be variable coming out of unit but hotter. I'm sure it would boost your water to very hot at medium setting however it would defeat your solar savings. Mine works good with incoming water from well at 50 degrees with low pressure set a notch above medium. I'm hooked directly to bathroom shower & branched to sink & washer in same room. Water plenty hot there however I have additional 25' run to kitchen sink which is above warm but not hot. This is old farm house use. If I were you I'd go with smaller unit run off 110 & have close to fixture you want hotter with light switch handy to turn on when needed instead off just the flow... » Read More I'm sure it would boost your water to very hot at medium setting however it would defeat your solar savings. Mine works good with incoming water from well at 50 degrees with low pressure set a notch above medium. I'm hooked directly to bathroom shower & branched to sink & washer in same room. Water plenty hot there however I have additional 25' run to kitchen sink which is above warm but not hot. This is old farm house use. If I were you I'd go with smaller unit run off 110 & have close to fixture you want hotter with light switch handy to turn on when needed instead off just the flow switch. With variable temp going in it will still be probably be variable coming out of unit but hotter. « Show Less
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If you already have a hot/cold shower mixer or separate hot/cold shower knobs in the location you want the panel, then you should not have to break out the tile. Just remove the current flow controls and use the tubing that comes with the panel to provide the water supplies. If you are not comfortable doing it yourself, a plumber can do it for you in less than an hour.
889667
Yes, you could do that. I had the same problem and installed it on a porch directly behind my sink. The only other restriction would be that you need a drain for the temperature - pressure relief valve.
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If you attach at the hose bib you can only use cold water. There's a plug at the bottom of shower valve where you could attach a hose bib.
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CAN BE INSTALLED EITHER WAY, BUT DOESN't make sense supplying down. The shower hose would interfere with knobs/handles.
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I had a plumber do my installation. I did not trust myself to do the job because all plumbing would be visible. He used all chrome plated brass tube and fittings. He plumbed hot & cold water supply directly to sink using small diameter chromed tubing that he custom fitted (no flex tubing) and added chrome shutoff valves. I like the look very much.
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My husband looked at the manual and it looks like it could. You might want to reverse the tubes depending if you want the water temp a certain direction. With our right handed one the hot comes out when you press it towards the wall and the cold when you move it towards you. I guess it would be reversed from this mounted left handed. Good luck Kathy