builthatch
03-07-2016, 10:50 PM
I bought a new house and one thing I miss from my old spot is that I had a hot/cold feed in the garage. I had to use heat tape on it though to prevent freezing. heat tape is a thermostatically controlled length of wire attached to a pipe that heats up to keep the pipe from freezing.
anyway, this new spot has a better insulated garage, but sometimes in the winter we get extreme cold snaps and it's not worth the risk not having some sort of backup plan to prevent freezing.
here are some ideas -
http://www.woodfordmfg.com/woodford/Wall_Faucet_PDF/22CATALOG.pdf
and
Florestone Utility Sinks WM (http://www.florestone.com/utility_sinks/utility_sinks_wm.html)
This combo seems nice but it’s all too expensive and I think that faucet would be a pain to install since I'd have to run everything up the wall inside. but either way, that sink shipped and that faucet plus all the installation hassle - way too much loot imo.
I like this smaller, cheaper sink
Mustee 19W Utilatub Laundry Tub Wall Mount, 24-Inch x 20-Inch, White - Utility Sinks - Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/Mustee-19W-Utilatub-Laundry-24-Inch/dp/B008MG2GQU/ref=pd_sim_60_6?ie=UTF8&dpID=31UbZh%2Bc-ML&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=0E986A97KA8KYNXHR5PX
but it has faucet holes for something like this:
[url=http://www.faucet.com/moen-74998-chrome-double-handle-laundry-from-the-chateau-collection/f98903]Faucet.com | 74998 in Chrome by Moen)
I would be ok with that combo (cheap) and it’s a lot easier to install than the expensive stuff up top but how to keep it all from freezing? I really don’t want to do the heat tape thing again but if I have to, I will. What about two frost free bibs underneath the sink somehow feeding that laundry faucet?
anyway, this new spot has a better insulated garage, but sometimes in the winter we get extreme cold snaps and it's not worth the risk not having some sort of backup plan to prevent freezing.
here are some ideas -
http://www.woodfordmfg.com/woodford/Wall_Faucet_PDF/22CATALOG.pdf
and
Florestone Utility Sinks WM (http://www.florestone.com/utility_sinks/utility_sinks_wm.html)
This combo seems nice but it’s all too expensive and I think that faucet would be a pain to install since I'd have to run everything up the wall inside. but either way, that sink shipped and that faucet plus all the installation hassle - way too much loot imo.
I like this smaller, cheaper sink
Mustee 19W Utilatub Laundry Tub Wall Mount, 24-Inch x 20-Inch, White - Utility Sinks - Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/Mustee-19W-Utilatub-Laundry-24-Inch/dp/B008MG2GQU/ref=pd_sim_60_6?ie=UTF8&dpID=31UbZh%2Bc-ML&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=0E986A97KA8KYNXHR5PX
but it has faucet holes for something like this:
[url=http://www.faucet.com/moen-74998-chrome-double-handle-laundry-from-the-chateau-collection/f98903]Faucet.com | 74998 in Chrome by Moen)
I would be ok with that combo (cheap) and it’s a lot easier to install than the expensive stuff up top but how to keep it all from freezing? I really don’t want to do the heat tape thing again but if I have to, I will. What about two frost free bibs underneath the sink somehow feeding that laundry faucet?