boggen
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I agree. Seems like there are a lot of examples of those who like to use bigger pipes and are happy with them, but nobody who has used the same sized pipe. I'm not a fan of spending more money for something that I cannot notice the difference by spending more money. Reminds me of a buddy that I used to bike ride with. He spent $600 for a seat that was 2 oz lighter then what he had before. He was still the last one there. Spending more without any noticeable improvement is always something I try to shy away from.
How many houses have a 5/8 inch tap? Tens of millions. I wouldn't think twice about running a half in line several hundred feet.
Eddie
cheap swimming pools from local store, and filling them, filling up sprayer tank, using lawn sprinklers.... it makes a large difference. in overall amount of time to fill pool/tank up. and getting a larger spray pattern from lawn sprinklers.
and i can notice difference in pressure washers as well. what may mean peeling paint off something and actually splintering wood and holding nozzle a couple inchs away. vs having to keep nozzle 1/2" to 1/4" off of stuff to get same results of small size pipe.
some perspective... the well pump on the old small lines that i had, even small size garden hose diameters. my well pump will kick on/off every few minutes running small pipe/hose. running larger pipe/hose. the well pump stays running. and i get more GPM of water. the difference being the small lines were to restrictive.
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water lines are generally a one time expensive for many many years to come. spend little extra during install. for benefits to come long term.