Replacing garden hose with vinyl tubing

[WhitePanther93]

what is the best size vinyl tubing to replace a garden hose with?
So using some hose y valves and some sort of merger the water source for my rodi is piggybacking off my washer machine taps

originally I was using a garden hose to connect it to this:

For some reason I got it into my head to replace the hose with vinyl tubing. The tubing had an iner diameter of 5/8”. I don’t know the outer diameter because the tube doesn’t say that and it also immediately expanded under the pressure. It held, but a month Or so later, today it burst causing a rather messy flood. Is there a proper way to do this ? Or is it completely unnecessary, and I should just go back to a garden hose?

 

[Malcontent]

Are you combining hot and cold? When I use a garden faucet or washer supply I use one of these off the cold line and that's it.

 

[KStatefan]

I would just use a RV hose and replace the metal ends with plastic

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

Do you have a Laundry Sink? I replaced the Service Valve under the sink with a Double Valve. Drilled the Sink Faucet tray, installed a quarter turn Washing Machine Valve. Made my Connection from the service valve to the Washer valve with a SS Braided flexible riser hose. It’s posted on here somewhere.

 

[KStatefan]

I did not notice it earlier but I would not blend hot and cold for your RODI run straight cold

 

[Malcontent]

I did not notice it earlier but I would not blend hot and cold for your RODI run straight cold

My thoughts as well not to mention that it makes things much simpler...

 

[Screwgunner]

If you want to run your hot and cold that fitting and 1/4 inch tube and you are in business.

 

[KStatefan]

My thoughts as well not to mention that it makes things much simpler...

Yes. Use the fitting you posted then run polyethylene to the RODI

 

[Screwgunner]

If only cold take off your y pipe and the y connection on the hot hook hot back to the faucet. Hook to your cold y and done.

 

[Screwgunner]

Hot water tank has more tds than Coldwater. I would take advice from others no hot hook up.

 

[WhitePanther93]

Do you have a Laundry Sink? I replaced the Service Valve under the sink with a Double Valve. Drilled the Sink Faucet tray, installed a quarter turn Washing Machine Valve. Made my Connection from the service valve to the Washer valve with a SS Braided flexible riser hose. It’s posted on here somewhere.

unfortunatly no sink though i wish i did.

 

[WhitePanther93]

I believe i have the hot water off at the moment but i think i will remove the hot water y valve just to simplify.

Yes. Use the fitting you posted then run polyethylene to the RODI

when you say polyethylene do you mean tubing?

 

[Screwgunner]

Yes , menards or lowes should have 100' rolls of 1/4 inch tube.

 

[WhitePanther93]

Yes , menards or lowes should have 100' rolls of 1/4 inch tube.

think i need bigger than 1/4" i use one side of my with one of those python like syphon adapters. i do water changes on my planted tank with it.

 

[Screwgunner]

1/2" should do it then the pex pipe will last a long time they have red and blue for hot and cold now. So, you could run both.

 

[Screwgunner]

They have the slip fit fitting or you can buy the crimpers and rings I think they both do a fine job.

 

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Use a hose bib adapter (poly or brass) and run polyethylene tubing to your RODI.