im planing on buying an american style fridge freezer with water ice dispenser! but it needs to be plumbed in! but my water supply is on the opposite side of my kitchen to were the fridge freezer will be goin. is there a way of plumbing it in?? and dose it have to be plumbed in evan if you dont use the ice despenser?
im planing on buying an american style fridge freezer with water ice dispenser! but it needs to be plumbed in! but my water supply is on the opposite side of my kitchen to were the fridge freezer will be goin. is there a way of plumbing it in?? and dose it have to be plumbed in evan if you dont use the ice despenser?
They say that tap water is better than bottled water, both for us, and the environment. Here lies the problem. (I’m from NC btw) I used to drink straight from the sink or the fridge door. It tasted fine (like you would expect water to taste) and I almost replaced soda/tea/coffee entirely. I moved to TX (Killeen) and I can’t stand the water here! At first I could barely stand to take a shower in it but obviously I had to get used to it.(If I don’t keep the bathroom door open I still get that weird feeling like I’ve been in the pool too long) I tried attached a Pur filter to my tap, it didn’t really help. I took the filtered water and put it in a Brita pitcher… Nothing. I can still taste that chemically-cholriny gunk. I do buy water by the gallon rather than individual bottles, but I’d like to drink from the tap again. I can’t really modify my sink/plumbing area (yay apartment living). Other than the above filters and boiling water every time I get thirsty, what can I do? Buying all those gallons can’t be any better than buying Auqafina?
I checked the water reports available online for both my current city and my home. Home seems to have a lot less of most of the contaminants listed. *lightbulb*
I’m looking into a Freije Easy Water softener system… it doesn’t use salt and there’s no plumbing necessary… basically just plug it in and no more waterspots or build up. Does anyone have experience with it?
I live in an apartment, and I cannot hook a water softener up to the plumbing due to my lease contract (and the way the plumbing is installed).
So I was wondering if I got a water softener and hooked a hose from the shower head that went to the input, and then another hose coming out and hooking to a shower head, would this work? Is it okay for the hot water to go through the water softener?
Thanks so much!
Our well water has a low ph, so we have a acid neutralizer, which protects our pipes but causes the water to be hard. It seems to me that a water softener would diminish the benefits of the neutralizer; (protecting the plumbing from corrosion). Is it worth the trouble of installing a water softener? Would the water really be significantly better? ie: washing clothes, shower water, etc.
I’m fairly certain that the hot water that comes out of the tap/shower/other plumbing is heated through gas, but what causes the water to come out cold? How is the water cooled before it comes out of the tap?
Wouldn’t the temperature of the water lines depend on the season? Like they’d be hotter in summer and colder in winter…how is that maintained at a constant temperature then?
I will be living and working in Beijing as a young professional come next year at the local office of a US firm where I previously worked, and in preperation for my move, I’ve been reading up on life in China, and clean water seems to be an issue.
So I had a couple questions for other expats living there:
1. Would you recommend bringing with you faucet filters and filter pitchers, or should I wait until I get to China and buy something from there?
2. Do the faucet filters brought from the US generally fit Chinese plumbing?
3. Are there specific brands you would recommend?
I am trying to do my part to save water and energy by using cold water whenever I can for laundry, washing dishes and hands, etc. I also try to prevent wasting water by not letting the sink and bathtub run, and have installed a tankless water heater for near instant hot water. The problem is that my plumbing frequently backs up due to buildup of soap/shampoo/laundry detergent/dishwashing detergent. I’ve read that flushing the plumbing once a month with large volumes of hot water will help prevent/treat this problem, but that goes against my principles of trying to save energy and water. Does anyone have good ideas for preventing plumbing clogs from soap/detergent buildup, without wasting a lot of energy or water?
I have a quote for a Culligan Platinum Series water softener for ,100 including installation. I can also go to Lowe’s and purchase a similar Whirlpool unit for about 0 not including installation.
My question is, "Is it worth it to pay the premium for the Culligan unit?"
FYI, my installation is not easy. It needs to be installed outside with plumbing run underground for about 15′. All of this is included with the Culligan.
what is a really good counter top drinking water filter under 0? anybody out there use a gravity fed water filter at their cabin or rental home? are gravity fed filters a pain in the butt because you have to pour water in? i like the no plumbing ease idea w/ gravity fed system.
what is a really good counter top drinking water filter under 0? anybody out there use a gravity fed water filter at their cabin or rental home? are gravity fed filters a pain in the butt because you have to pour water in? i like the no plumbing ease idea w/ gravity fed system.
we had a water softener rough in installed when we built our home three years ago. we finally purchased a water softener and don’t really want to pay the installation costs. my husband is becoming handy, but is worried about trying to install it himself…especially since it has to do with plumbing. it’s a kenmore 350 series. do you think we need to pay for the installation, or should it be pretty easy?
I have a GE side by side door refridgerator with a water/ice dispenser. Can I add water instead of connecting it to a water hose? I live in an apartment and well it didn’t come with a water connection behind the fridge and I don’t want to do any plumbing because it is an apartment. My question is, can I add water somewhere for it to dispense water and ice? And if so, where can I add water and how much?
I use Tide liquid, the bottle says "phosphate free, biodegradable surfactants & enzymes. Safe for septic tanks". Since The plumbing is being worked on for a few weeks, I have to let the wash water drain into a big tub, then we dump it in an unused part of the yard. I hate to waste water, thought maybe I could use it to water the garden?
