- STEP 1: INSTALL COLD WATER SUPPLY FITTING -
Check | and | comply | with | local plumbing | codes | as | you | plan, | then | install | a cold | feed |
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fitting | must provide | a leak- | tight | connection | to | the | RO | 1/4" tubing (see Figure 8, page 8). A typical connection | ||||||||||||||||||||||
using | the | included | water | supply | fitting | is shown | in Figure | 3A below. | An | optional | connection, |
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plumbing |
| fittings | (not included), | is | shown | in | Figure | 3B. |
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Note: | Codes in the state | of Massachusetts | require installation | by a licensed plumbe_, and do not permit the use of a saddle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
valve. | For |
| installation, | use | plumbing | code | of | the | Commonwealth | of Massachusetts. |
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A. | WATER | SUPPLY | FITTING |
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| PIPE | FITTINGS | (compression | type | ||||||||||||||
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1. Close the house main water shutoff valve and open |
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| Note: Be sure to turn off the water supply and open | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
faucets to drain water from the sink cold water pipe. |
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2. Remove | nut that | connects | the | cold | water | faucet | to |
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cold | water |
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| Complying | with | plumbing |
| codes, | install a fitting on | |||||||||||
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| the kitchen | cold | water | pipe | to adapt | 1/4" ©D tubing. | ||||||||||||||
3. Use pipe joint compound or Teflon tape on cold water |
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| A | typical | connection | is | shown |
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faucet stud threads and on the mate threads of the water |
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| threaded | fittings | are | used, | be | sure |
| to | use | pipe | joint | |||||||||||||||||||
supply fitting that connect to the cold water pipe. |
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| compound |
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| 4. Thread water supply fitting onto pipe and reconnect | ||||||||||||||
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| nut to bottom of fitting. |
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| A. | WATER SUPPLY | CONNECTION |
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| B. WATER SUPPLY TYPICAL CONNECTION |
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| (using included water supply fitting) |
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| 1/4" | green tubing | to |
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| RO inlet (see step 2, on |
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cold
pipe i ,
waterI I
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1/4" compression fitting
insert
ferrule
& | cold _ | 1/4" tubing | to |
water | RO inlet (see | step | |
pipe | 2, on page | 8) | |
cold water |
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shutoff |
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Figure 3
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