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Posted by saag on July 31, 2006, 7:16 pm
My kitchen is currently apart so while there's plenty of room to work
my wife
wants an under the sink water filter system put in. I was looking at
some double filter units.
The filter will go to a seperate faucet.
Will this work:
Put a tee on the cold filter line (after the cut-off) with a threaded
male adapter on the output that will go to the water filter.
Use a metal jacketed hose to go from the adapter to the filter.
Another one from the filter to the faucet (or use hoses that come with
unit)
If we don't actually install the filter immediately, then is there an
adaper that I can screw onto the male adapter to cap the line?
thanks
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Posted by professorpaul on July 31, 2006, 7:36 pm
If there is enough slack, why not connect the "filtered" water line to
the "T"? Then when you get the filter, put it in.
There are pipe caps, but they are for iron pipe. How about a shutoff
valve from the "T" to the filter. Close it for now, then open it later,
or remove it. They are cheap enough.
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Posted by saag on July 31, 2006, 9:13 pm
Pardon my plumbing ignorance, but all the models I looked at had
plastic tubing with a threaded adapter, so how would it directly
connect to a tee with it's 'sweat' ends?
Or do they make tee's with a threaded male end?
professorpaul wrote:
> If there is enough slack, why not connect the "filtered" water line to
> the "T"? Then when you get the filter, put it in.
>
> There are pipe caps, but they are for iron pipe. How about a shutoff
> valve from the "T" to the filter. Close it for now, then open it later,
> or remove it. They are cheap enough.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 31, 2006, 10:40 pm
> The filter will go to a seperate faucet.
Why? Seems like a PITA to have to use a special faucet. Savings in filters
will be minimal.
>
> Will this work:
> Put a tee on the cold filter line (after the cut-off) with a threaded
> male adapter on the output that will go to the water filter.
Do you mean cold water line? If so, yes, it should work.
Another consideratin is to put the filter in the basement if you have one
under the kitchen. Easier to get to compared to changing inside a sink
cabinet.
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> If we don't actually install the filter immediately, then is there an
> adaper that I can screw onto the male adapter to cap the line?
Every combination of fitting imaginable is available.
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Posted by on August 1, 2006, 10:22 am
>
>Another consideratin is to put the filter in the basement if you have one
>under the kitchen. Easier to get to compared to changing inside a sink
>cabinet.
>
I second that suggestion !
We had an under-sink filter.
Changing the element was a messy job.
ie;
roll around on the floor,
remove "stuff" from under the sink,
, rassle the screw-on filter housing,
mop up all the spilled water, ....
Even though it's a "once-every-6-month" job,
I would put it somewhere more accessible next time.
<rj>
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