Faucet Adapter Hose Diamater?
 

I walked into Home Depot today like a big dork... I'm not a handy man, at all. I admit it, I am freakin' clueless when it comes to this stuff.

I will be recieving an Aquasafe RO/DI unit this weekend, and need the faucet adapter for it. I went into HD asking for a "faucet adapter for a reverse osmosis unit" and got the odd stare. Then after explaining myself, the guy says I must have the diamater of the hose ? I don't know if I SHOULD know this, but I don't.. I am trying to figure this out ASAP before work gets out so I can stop there before heading home. So if you know, please let me know!


Thanks for the help...

garden hose thread to 1/4"...should cost $4-$5 tops.

Great, thanks a lot. So... with this info, I should be good to go?

It just dawned on me... not all faucets are the same size, are they? Ahh.. I'll have to try it out and go from there I suppose!

Yah, good luck with that! :) HD staff aren't always the sharpest knives in the drawer,(sometimes they are). you can also use the ice machine hook up, should be the same hose. looks sorta like this:
http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/p...g/plrfw67a.jpg

Not knowing the type of plumbing you have in your house it's hard to suggest a permanent install (copper or plastic) but you might want to think along those lines.
RO is quite slow and it takes a while to fill your pressure tank(if you have one) so it might tie up your tap for a long time.
Also remember that an RO unit runs best if the water entering is around 70 degrees. Sorry I don't know what that is in celsius. A 25 foot lenght of hose will allow it to heat up a bit more then straight from the tap. I run mine into a bucket full of water with a heater in it. This keep the flow at it's maximum.

Wait - faucet adapter, you don't mean this, do you?

http://www.jlaquatics.com/images/rou...ies/faucet.jpg

if not - then all you need to do is just tell them you want to install an ice maker. Same hoses. I asked, they said "No, we don't have nothing like that" - Then I looked. Plumbing section, water treatment/ice maker/etc section. Too bad you weren't in Surrey, I know where it is at my local HD now :(

I think that's what you're looking for. :)

Hope i'm not thread hijacking BUT just curious if you can run one of these multi-stage RO/DI filters from a faucet??? Are there any issues with water pressure, etc?

OCDP, if you could let me know how it goes. I'm looking to buy one of these units soon. Thanks! :)

it works fine with no issues. :)