need RODI push cpnnect inions ~ what brand?

Devaji · Apr 5, 2021

Hey R2R long story but for my AWC system and ATO I will need 8 push to connect unions.

I know john guest are prob. the go to but as i will need quite a few any other brands that come to mind?

found these on amazon with free shipping

any good?

Jekyl · Apr 5, 2021

Home depot will have them

Devaji · Apr 5, 2021

I guess mur-lock is another brand.
IDK just trying to find 10 with out spending crazy amount of $$

Gtinnel · Apr 5, 2021

I just used the cheapest ones I found on amazon. I just went and check my orders and they're YZM. I've never had an issue with mine.

Montiman · Apr 5, 2021

I like the aquaticlife ones. They are affordable, double push, and include the locking collar.

Devaji · Apr 5, 2021

Montiman said:
I like the aquaticlife ones. They are affordable, double push, and include the locking collar.

got a link on where you got them? I dont seem to find it.

Montiman · Apr 5, 2021

I get them from the direct website.

Buddie Fit Speed-Fit 1/4-Inch Tubing Connectors

aquaticlife.com

Dunc · Apr 5, 2021

Devaji said:
I guess mur-lock is another brand.
IDK just trying to find 10 with out spending crazy amount of $$

Murloc is the best. Don’t go cheap on plumbing, you’ll regret it.

KStatefan · Apr 6, 2021

Devaji said:
Hey R2R long story but for my AWC system and ATO I will need 8 push to connect unions.

I know john guest are prob. the go to but as i will need quite a few any other brands that come to mind?

found these on amazon with free shipping

any good?

You can get John Guest for less then $2 each. I would not want to try to save a few dollars and have my AWC system leak

snorklr · Apr 6, 2021

i have an assortment of john guest (home depot) and shark bite (lowes) on my ro and home made ato...all the 1/4 inch ones work fine, the guest shutoff valves look a little beefier than the shark bite...however on a 3/8 bulkhead fitting off my ato tank 2 john guest fittings leaked and i wound up getting a mur loc for that...all the fittings that came on the brs ro/di were murloc also...they supposedly have double o-rings in them...i just havent found anywhere local that carries them

Devaji · Apr 7, 2021

Dunc said:
Murloc is the best. Don’t go cheap on plumbing, you’ll regret it.

looks like mur-lok has 2 O rings. but at $3 each that about $30 just in push connectors.
I dont mean to cheap out but dang if I only need a few for sure.

reefinatl · Apr 7, 2021

Devaji said:
looks like mur-lok has 2 O rings. but at $3 each that about $30 just in push connectors.
I dont mean to cheap out but dang if I only need a few for sure.

How much do your floors cost?

Ta2oodfreak · Apr 7, 2021

8 unions? Are you asking for a leak? Even the best stuff fails and every union increases that chance no matter the brand. Are you piecing together a bunch of sections of line? If so, money would be better spent buying the line in the length needed instead.

Devaji · Apr 7, 2021

Ta2oodfreak said:
8 unions? Are you asking for a leak? Even the best stuff fails and every union increases that chance no matter the brand. Are you piecing together a bunch of sections of line? If so, money would be better spent buying the line in the length needed instead.

re did my hole house. and we put in 4 RODI 1/4" tubbing thorough the wall for basement AWC and ATO so I have 4 tube that I cant remove as the contracter that he know better that me when I ask for 2" plumping he used pex so ad the very lest I need 6 unions
2 for ATO
2 for AWC fresh SW
2 for AWC dirty water

but yes I hear you more union sucks but what can I do?

Devaji · Apr 7, 2021

Here is what I am working with

tubing coming through the wall via pex

basement where the AWC system and ATO res will be.
open to ideas.

cant pull the RODI tubing out of the pex its in there really good and barley fits.

KStatefan · Apr 7, 2021

Devaji said:
Here is what I am working with

tubing coming through the wall via pex

basement where the AWC system and ATO res will be.
open to ideas.

cant pull the RODI tubing out of the pex its in there really good and barley fits.

We you said he installed pex I assumed he installed 2" pex and counld not figure out why that would not work

Gtinnel · Apr 7, 2021

Devaji said:
Here is what I am working with

tubing coming through the wall via pex

basement where the AWC system and ATO res will be.
open to ideas.

cant pull the RODI tubing out of the pex its in there really good and barley fits.

It was a good idea to think ahead and run lines in the ceiling/walls. If your pump is going to be in the room that seems to be unfinished then a small leak, as long as you're in the area enough to notice it quickly, possibly wouldn't be a big deal. I have 4 of the cheapest unions I could find on Amazon on my AWC and have never had a problem, although if they do leak they're in a unfinished room with concrete floors, so as long as it doesn't leak out a lot of water it doesn't matter.

How much damage it could do if they did leak should factor in to how much you spend on them. Ultimately $30 for some unions isn't that much money if they save you a damaged floor like @reefinatl mentioned.

Devaji · Apr 7, 2021

KStatefan said:
We you said he installed pex I assumed he installed 2" pex and counld not figure out why that would not work

HA I so wish he did 2" pex it was hard getting what he did in there. I was hopping it would have been 2" ABS so lots of room for what I needed. was hoping to add the DOS to the basement for noise reasons. doing 1 gal/day of AWC

Gtinnel said:
It was a good idea to think ahead and run lines in the ceiling/walls. If your pump is going to be in the room that seems to be unfinished then a small leak, as long as you're in the area enough to notice it quickly, possibly wouldn't be a big deal. I have 4 of the cheapest unions I could find on Amazon on my AWC and have never had a problem, although if they do leak they're in a unfinished room with concrete floors, so as long as it doesn't leak out a lot of water it doesn't matter.

How much damage it could do if they did leak should factor in to how much you spend on them. Ultimately $30 for some unions isn't that much money if they save you a damaged floor like @reefinatl mentioned.

my thoughts too but now I need lots of unions. lol mixing station will be in unfinished basement so half of the unions not so wirried about but the other half could make quite a mess if they pop off.

looks like mur-lok is hard to find out of stock or they just dont carry them.
any favorite places for get em at?

I found JG unions at supply house BUT I like the double O rigs of murlok