Hot water NOT solution for sweating toilet

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: July 30, 2006| Author: Ed Del Grande | Copyright information

Q. I am in the process of building my new home and I want to plumb all the toilets off the hot water lines to prevent sweating. Will this work? No one is sure if this is a good idea or not. Have you heard of this approach to stopping a toilet from sweating? --Don, Ohio

A. Don, first of all you did the right thing to ask questions before attempting the work. Many people think they have creative plumbing solutions and do the work without checking with a plumber and then find themselves...

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