Water stations/plumbing help

[fishstix]

I want to be able to run water lines into my fish room for my RO unit and mixing. No water lines in this room currently. Would I need a plumber to tie into the house lines with RO tubing to make this work? I want to do this cheapest way I can. Currently I just run hose all over the house when needed and that not working out very well.

Open to suggestions for others that have done this.

Thanks

 

[Brew12]

I want to be able to run water lines into my fish room for my RO unit and mixing. No water lines in this room currently. Would I need a plumber to tie into the house lines with RO tubing to make this work? I want to do this cheapest way I can. Currently I just run hose all over the house when needed and that not working out very well.

Open to suggestions for others that have done this.

Thanks

It really depends on the house. If your house is on a slab it can be very difficult. If you have a crawl space or basement, it can be much easier. The location of the fish room to existing water piping also makes a big difference.

Regardless, if you aren't comfortable doing plumbing work it is best to call a plumber.

 

[Cary Meredith]

If you can run the tubing to the water lines, I believe most RO units come with the necessary parts to attach to an existing line. I just picked up an RO/DI unit from BRS and it came with an assortment of different options for attaching to water lines/faucets. But if you need to run copper to the room then I would at least consult a plumber.

 

[Heliarc19]

Depending on where the closest plumbing is you could probably got through floor or attic and drop to nearest sink but yes if your not confident find someone who is to help. Good luck

 

[fishstix]

Thanks for the info. We have a crawl space, no basement being in NC. I think I am going to call though and get some prices this week. I want to get it done right, and don't want to use those self-piercing-saddle-valve

 

[Heliarc19]

Yeah, you won't regret not losing sleep over wondering if you have a leak.

 

[MMreef]

I've used saddle valves to connect my ro/di unit in my previous house for 5 years and my new house for about 6 months now without any issues what so ever. However, both lines were located right above or very close to the sump pit in my basement (incase it ever did decide to leak). It would be relatively easy to cut a cpvc pipe, under a sink in the bathroom or kitchen/utility room or wherever, in half and put a T in there with the appropriate fitting, assuming it's cpvc and not copper.

 

[Engloid]

If you're going to put lines inside walls or floors, I would never recommend it being RO tubing. The stuff is notorious for leaking. Insurance companies often get claims over the lines on a fridge icemaker, as they are the same stuff. I don't trust it for anything that's difficult to get to later on.

 

[Foxy-88]

Had an rodi line pop off a saddle at my house while I was slipping. Luckily it was in the basement needless to say the whole basement in the garage and the whole floor gets new carpet on Saturday. If you are comfortable with cutting copper or pex depending on how new or old your house is you can install a shark bite t fitting with a sink shutoff fitting. That should be big enough for any ro attachment and I've used shark bites for the past 5 years at a ton of my customers house and I've never had one pop off or leak under pressure but if it under a bind it'll leak so make sure the connection is straight if you go that route

 

[Foxy-88]

Had an rodi line pop off a saddle at my house while I was slipping. Luckily it was in the basement needless to say the whole basement in the garage and the whole floor gets new carpet on Saturday. If you are comfortable with cutting copper or pex depending on how new or old your house is you can install a shark bite t fitting with a sink shutoff fitting. That should be big enough for any ro attachment and I've used shark bites for the past 5 years at a ton of my customers house and I've never had one pop off or leak under pressure but if it under a bind it'll leak so make sure the connection is straight if you go that route

Sharks also work on cpvc!!

 

[Engloid]

I got with ALL copper pipe in my house. I had a house fire a couple years ago. While all the walls were out, I replaced all the galvanized pipe and put in copper. I don't trust pex. IMO, it's all hype, spread by the companies that sell it and the plumbers that can charge you the same money for the work, but do it in half the time. 40 years from now, we'll see if it holds up as well as copper does.