Ever wondered how water gets from the main supply into your bathroom, kitchen, and all the other spots around the house? Today, let’s take a quick tour and see exactly how water pipes are set up in a typical house.

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This is important, so that you can clearly understand what your ID is talking about, the most optimal way to plan the pipes, and so your ID doesn’t take you for a ride.

First up, let’s learn how to tell the water pipe from the gas pipe. You might notice two pipes side by side, each a different thickness. So, which one’s which? Since water is heavier and denser, of course the water pipe is the thicker one!

Now that we know which pipe carries water, let’s trace it to where it leads.

First stop: the bathroom. You’ll see that the water pipe heads straight into a big storage tank.

This tank does more than just store water, it also heats it. When water heats up, the hot water exits from the top of the tank, while cold water exits from the bottom.

If you haven’t noticed, the pipe carrying hot water often looks a bit burnt too (aka chao ta).

As we keep following the water pipe, we will reach a split where it divides to serve two different purposes—one pipe heads to your sink vanity, and the other heads to your shower.

Following the one that heads to your shower, you’ll see they eventually disappear into the wall. So where do they go next? The kitchen! Yep, follow these pipes to the kitchen, and you’ll find them under the kitchen sink, ready to deliver water right where you need it.

Getting familiar with your home’s plumbing might seem like a small thing, but it is incredibly useful for your renovation journey. Also, next time you turn on the tap, you’ll have a good sense of the journey that water took to get there!

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