Hooking up a RO

[phillipj2]

I'm hooking my RO but there's only a tap on the hot side of water heater. Will that build pressure because it's hot?

 

[phillipj2]

Wondering if it's bad for RO unit?

 

[SynDen]

Hot water in your RO unit will burn through your membrane pretty quick I think. Others may know better but I seem to remember that you only want to hook to cold water

 

[phillipj2]

Ok the whole house is pex pipe so I'll just have to find a way to tap in.

 

[SynDen]

Put a spliter on the washing machine line if you have one. Thats what I do for mine, although I dont have pex, I just use a 2-way splinter that you commonly find in the garden section with the hoses.

 

[opakapaka]

my house is ran with all pex also, don't know if yours has a manifold similar to mines but if it is this is how I hooked mines up.

 

[phillipj2]

Looks good but every part of manifold is taken up.

 

[opakapaka]

Get a hose splitter

 

[phillipj2]

Got it done thanks

 

[Skrappy]

Just in case someone reads this looking for tips/info, only run your RO unit off cold water. Hot water does damage the membrane.

 

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