Hello, I am currently working on installing a whole house humidifier and am having trouble figuring out how to plumb the waterline to it.
The closest existing line is in my water heater closet, and the line I need to cut a tee into is 3/4-inch PEX. The humidifier calls for 1/4-inch O.D. copper. I would also like to put a shutoff valve right after I cut into the existing PEX.
The nice lady at Home Depot put together a package of fittings totalling over $90 and it included 6 sharkbite connections (2 to tie into the existing PEX, 2 between the sharkbite tee and the valve, then two reducing it down again to 1/4"). If at all possible I would like to eliminate as many of these connections as possible, as I have heard they tend to leak over time.
I have read that some people have used a fitting like the Watts P-667, which does it all, except that it is made for existing 1/2" PEX and I have 3/4".
Can anyone help me figure out a more streamlined solution? Thanks for any help you can give me.
The closest existing line is in my water heater closet, and the line I need to cut a tee into is 3/4-inch PEX. The humidifier calls for 1/4-inch O.D. copper. I would also like to put a shutoff valve right after I cut into the existing PEX.
The nice lady at Home Depot put together a package of fittings totalling over $90 and it included 6 sharkbite connections (2 to tie into the existing PEX, 2 between the sharkbite tee and the valve, then two reducing it down again to 1/4"). If at all possible I would like to eliminate as many of these connections as possible, as I have heard they tend to leak over time.
I have read that some people have used a fitting like the Watts P-667, which does it all, except that it is made for existing 1/2" PEX and I have 3/4".
Can anyone help me figure out a more streamlined solution? Thanks for any help you can give me.