i need help from the diy'ers

[FOXYB]

i just moved into a new house and need rodi fast! there are no exposed copper pipes in my unit to do a self piercing saddle valve. i avoided this in my last place by making a simple t with a garden hose spicket for control, and rerouted it off my cold water intake on my bathroom faucet. my problem is that the intake on the faucet has been over tightend and cant be removed(space constriction) but there is an intake on the toilet i know its not ideal but could i do the came thing but from this intake? and most importantly is it clean/ safe to use?
TIA
Bijan

 

[Steve H]

the cold water going to the toilet is the same water that goes to the rest of your house it would be safe to use.

 

[FOXYB]

Thanks so much this is what i figured but didnt want to risk it at this point

 

[Jim Tansey]

The water feeding your toilet tank likely comes from a mixing valve that will mix hot and cold thus providing warm water to the tank preventing it from sweating during the summer months. Some people prefer not using any water that has gone through a hot water heater, I'm not so sure it's a problem.

Jim

 

[s_kelley]

Mines just cold water, just try to follow the line and make sure it doesnt go through the heater.

 

[NateHanson]

If your toilet supply is in fact mixed, it may improve your RODI output, since the water won't be too cold.

 

[Leroy]

Is there a clothes washer hookup that you can connect to? I picked this up at FW Webb in Lowell.

 

[FOXYB]

i do have a washer hook up im gunna look into that thanks everyone

 

[_Eric_]

This is how I hooked up mine from the laundry room.

 

[Blueflu1]

just get a Y valve at HD or something with a garden hose adapter to run off your washer hookup (like the picture above this post) or unscrew the aerator off a faucet and get a connection for that. I have mine run off the faucet in a bathroom upstairs that isn't used much. It has a lever to use the faucet or to switch to RO/DO

 

[cujo6984]

The water feeding your toilet tank likely comes from a mixing valve that will mix hot and cold thus providing warm water to the tank preventing it from sweating during the summer months. Some people prefer not using any water that has gone through a hot water heater, I'm not so sure it's a problem.

Jim

hey jim i think you have mentioned this before?

every house i have ever been in or worked in had straight cold water to the toilets




btw foxy just keep an eye on the plastic y ive had them start leaking for no reason before

 

[Jim Tansey]

Are you a plumber, if not I would rather hear from them.

Jim

 

[two-rocks]

Mixing valves - AGAIN ?

 

[dblount]

In the military I was a plumber and I worked with plumbers when I got out and I have never seen a mixing valve for a toilet. It takes a mixing valve a while to get hot water (like your shower) unless you have a recirculation pump and the tank would already be full by then. Im not a licienced plumber but this is just my experience.

 

[coralcor]

Are you a plumber, if not I would rather hear from them.

Jim

im going to school to be a plumber. but idk last time i fell in the toilet.... it was pretty damn cold lol

 

[Jim Tansey]

For you guys that have never heard of or seen a toilet mixing valve.

The cold water feed is top left, the hot is top right, the the warmer water feeding the toilet exits from the base.

The tap on the cold side feeds my RO/DI as I was not sure at the time if I should use water that passed through the water heater. We have since installed a stainless water heater and I'm sure it would not be a problem.

I hope it helps so if you see one of these gadgets you will know what it is.

Jim

 

[Jackapatt]

Can this be done under the Kitchen sink? HD & Lowes sells an adapter that goes right on the supply line.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?acti...4967294&Ntk=i_products&Ntt=ez+connect+adapter

FYI Those Self-piercing Saddle Valves are not permited in MA

 

[Jim Tansey]

Can this be done under the Kitchen sink? HD & Lowes sells an adapter that goes right on the supply line.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?acti...4967294&Ntk=i_products&Ntt=ez+connect+adapter

FYI Those Self-piercing Saddle Valves are not permited in MA

Ya...I know at least in the town of Falmouth they are not permitted, you can buy them at any plumbing store in town, but a plumber can't install them.

Jim

 

[FOXYB]

Can this be done under the Kitchen sink? HD & Lowes sells an adapter that goes right on the supply line.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?acti...4967294&Ntk=i_products&Ntt=ez+connect+adapter

i tried to use one one those valves form lowes or homedepot at he old house and the pressure was too much when off, it shot out my rodi line as well as a couple gallons glad i was home

thanks for everyones help i went with a brass y valve off my cold water intake from the washing machine much like pictured above once again thanks