how to connect rodi to fridge???

sphelps · #1 08-08-2013, 08:16 PM

Typically just a tee and extra 1/4" tubing should be all you need. All ice-makers I've seen use compressor type fitting to connect to 1/4".

You should use a pressure storage tank though if you don't already and if you don't want to drink DI then the tank has to be installed between the ro and di as well.

smokinreefer · #2 08-08-2013, 11:58 PM

Ok, so I have a pressure tank, but haven't used it before.

So I just tee the line inbetween the Ro and Di, bypassing the Di going to the pressure tank, then from there to the to the fridge.

But what about the Di output? Do I just put a shut off valve on there? And close it when I don't need water for the aquarium?

Sorry, I'm having a hard time visualizing this. Because there is always water running through the Ro, would I not have waste water continually being produced?

11purewater · #3 08-09-2013, 12:45 AM

The pressure tank will shut the Ro off if the tank is full and there is no water demand on the system.Some newer fridges will not run on an R o system because the pressure requirement is too high,check your manual.

smokinreefer · #4 08-09-2013, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by 11purewater

The pressure tank will shut the Ro off if the tank is full and there is no water demand on the system.Some newer fridges will not run on an R o system because the pressure requirement is too high,check your manual.

Thanks for the tip about the fridge.
My manual says 35-120 psi, so I should be good.
I was close to 100 on my Ro off the tap.

I know the pressure out of the tank will be lower, so I'll throw a gauge on there to doublecheck.

But I'm still lost. I have the output off the Ro tee'd. One leading to the tank and then the fridge. I get that that will shut off due to solenoid on fridge.

But what about the other leg of the tee? The leg leading to the Di? Won't my source water be flowing through there still??? Continually producing rodi and waste water until it gets shut off somehow???