RODI 2-Way Valve for cold water washer line

Reefahholic · Dec 17, 2020

Has anybody ever used one of these brass 2-way splitters on your cold water line from washer and experienced issues with water quality? I used one before and always had zero TDS, but thought that it might be a good Idea to start buying ABS instead. The problem is...most of the PVC or ABS splitters are cheap and the water lines are always under pressure. This is why I went with a brass splitter last time. I was living in a 2nd floor apartment. The apartment before that I was on the ground floor. I used an ABS splitter and didn't have an issue with it breaking, but these days they're looking pretty cheap. Not sure If I can trust a plastic splitter now. I'm worried that the brass splitter will eventually send something past my RODI filters and kill my reef. I'm not a brass expert so I'm not sure how toxic brass is, but it would probably be bad if it made it past my filters.

Speaker · Dec 17, 2020

Been using one for 5 years and have not had a problem.

ImGoingCoastal · Dec 17, 2020

Yes, works fine. Got mine at Home Depot.

homer1475 · Dec 17, 2020

The brass is before the filter, so your fine. It's like how all the lines in your home are more then likely copper, but before the RO/DI so it gets filtered out.

Used a brass one for about 9 years prior to moving my RO/DI into my mixing station room.

I would use the brass one IMO. I've had the plastic ones split right where it meets the faucet.

Reefahholic · Dec 17, 2020

homer1475 said:
The brass is before the filter, so your fine. It's like how all the lines in your home are more then likely copper, but before the RO/DI so it gets filtered out.

Used a brass one for about 9 years prior to moving my RO/DI into my mixing station room.

I would use the brass one IMO. I've had the plastic ones split right where it meets the faucet.

Agreed. Never had any problems myself....but it was in the back of my head.

Thanks...I feel much better now. ;Smug