How to Install a Water Filter Under the Sink | Ask This Old House
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey travels to Los Angeles to update a water filter to preserve the look of a retro faucet.
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Time: 1 hour
Cost: $250
Skill Level: Beginner
Tools List for Installing a Water Filter:
Wrench [amzn.to/2GU675A]
Bucket [amzn.to/2UTm8fM]
Shopping List:
Water filtration system
Steps:
1. Start by shutting off the cold water line underneath the kitchen sink. The cold should always be to the right.
2. Open the faucet to release any cold water that’s in the line upstream of the shutoff valve.
3. Place a small bucket or tray underneath the cold water line underneath the sink to catch any extra water that might fall out. Then, break the water connection using a wrench.
4. Connect the adapter that comes with the kit to the hose.
5. Push the black tubing that also comes with the kit into the adapter on one end and the filter on the other. The back of the filter has images that indicate which pipe should receive which tube.
6. Connect the second adapter to the water shutoff valve. Push the black tubing that came from the filter to the shutoff.
7. Turn the water back on.
8. Run the sink for 5-10 minute increments according to the instructions that come with the kit to activate the carbon and fully filter the water.
Resources:
Richard installed the Advanced Water Filtration System, which is manufactured by Kube (amzn.to/2V9S7xg). It comes with a kit of adapters and connectors so that it’s easy to connect it with whatever pipes you have underneath your sink. The only other tool required for installation is a wrench, which can be found at any home center.
The retro faucet the homeowner had in her kitchen is called the Dishmaster M76 Imperial Four (amzn.to/2DJ0S6T), which can still be found on the manufacturer’s website and on some third party sites.
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How to Install a Water Filter Under the Sink | Ask This Old House
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My wife loves TOH. She actually gets a lot of ideas for our home from here - and I get a lot of tips on how to do the projects she gets ideas for lol. Thanks to the entire crew for so many years of helping others. :)
Watched this video a few months ago, purchased the Kube based on TOH's recommendation. Just installed it, and it was quick and easy (able to get it done in less than 20, even with two kids hollering in the background). Now we'll look to judge its longevity.
How is it holding up? I'm thinking of buying one.
@@stevelopez2546 It's doing great! No issues whatsoever. I think it's almost 2 years old. I can really tell the difference it makes if I drink water from any other sinks in the house. We're on our second set of filters, which lasted longer than expected (I know this is relative to the water source, so I can thank our city water for being pretty decent) and switching the filters out was easy, no leaks. Definitely recommend!
@@abbyski Im convinced! Thank you Abby 🙏
Here come all the pervy comments about the hottie in the video.
Please, keep your opinions about Richard to yourselves.
Oh, stfu. 🙄 nobody thought about that but you.
Jake, too many stupid comments about how old her kitchen is and that it was disgusting. Who cares, what doesn't kill ya, only makes ya stronger.
You know what they say about tradesman with only the wife at home :3
shes old and ugly where is this hottie you are talking about
Love these things! We wrapped ours in some insulation ‘cause our point of use heater was heating everything up in the summer.
No. Eventually you’ll realize you need to wash a bunch of things with cold water and you’re gonna run down your filter. You need to put a separate faucet. Don’t waste your time with this unless you live in an apartment where u can’t drill hole in the sink (for faucet). Edit: not to mention the price of the filters.
Please, someone, help me understand, once you install this water filter, how do you keep it from running filtered water when YOU NEED TO WASH DISHES, I don't want to use filtered water to wash dishes ! ?
He only hooked it up to the cold line. So hot water is not filtered
3:46 look at that old mesh no hub coupling on the drain line.
Richard, I can't believe you left that old neo. supply in. When I come across them they both go.
An elven Zooey Deshanel
It does the job. Excellent product.
I was waiting for him to ask where the toilet was, so he could take a dump. Or, 'hey, I think i'll take a smoke right now, gotta light? or...'hey, ya got anything to eat right now'....maybe, 'hey, got any postage stamps' ~
5:14 wtf? haha
hahaha
Haha
Thank you!!
That faucet is 400 bucks
Too bad new stoves didn't last 60 years !
cause they are not made in 'murica, is that it?
More like back then quality and longevity was important. Now it's about squeezing as much money as possible out of the consumer. Hence why everything is designed to last maybe a decade at most. Plastics replace metals overly complicated designs needless features.
@@jtstacey83, Agree, I hate the electronic stuff that just has to be on every appliance these days. I need a stove/oven to heat a pan, bake whatever and a washer/dryer to do just that, wash them, then dry them. It's very simple !
@James
I disagree. People vote with their own pocketbooks that they prefer an appliance that is built to last 10 to 20 years yet costs a fraction of their grandparents paid. What is the benefit in paying two or three times the price if you’re only getting a relatively small increase in longevity? The cost/benefit ratio derived by most people is astoundingly greater than the past considering how much more they paid. And there are features past generations couldn’t have paid for at any price.
that was a good video thank you
No bypass?
Good
I usually skip this part
How can I stop the water flow before detaching it?
u ever figure it out?
@@aaronbaraiya3692 turns out it was an old valve and it didn't turn off at the spot. the whole system needed to be turned off. the thing was outside the house
@@englishyouknow oh ok great
@2:36 that p trap needs to be replaced
If you live in New England look up Stonybrook Water. Unmatched service and water quality.
Richard does this filter system remove Chlorine from the water I ask because mine and my wife's city tap water smells like a swimming pool and can't stand the taste we live in Brewer, Maine
Water filters containing activated granulated carbon remove chlorine too.
Yes they do, I put a 5 step filter on mine. it's amazing! and so simple to set up. this is the one I have: www.amazon.com/APEC-5-Stage-Reverse-Drinking-Water/dp/B00I0ZGOZM/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2RVZA3SO36XQC&keywords=5+stage+water+filter&qid=1556331551&s=gateway&sprefix=5+stage+water%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-4
The Kube filter (the one Richard installed) does remove chlorine! I have it and it's excellent.
Where can I buy this filter?
@anonymous Home Depot and 10% discount with military ID
Hi, great topic. I can’t stand the PUR on my sink. Does anyone know what brand and model filter he installed-I’d like to do this too.
Expand the info under the video for all the details
Who make the water filter?
@@nickcastleberry7749 At I look at the link in the description and did not display information
Nice job. She might have wanted to clean the grout on her sink tiles before calling Rich and having this go out onto the internet.
Agreed. That grout looked pretty gross. I'm a clean freak and when I saw that my mind screamed "bleach!" Lol.
Damn. So early
their worried about the sink water quality when the entire house is riddled with poisons from decades ago in every aspect of building material its def air-born at this point not to mention the mold around the sink its black how could u not see that its def behind the walls too... priorities ppl
You sound like you are speaking from experience... Let me guess, whatever toxins you took in caused your deficiency in grammar?
it's 2019, the cheapest water filter on Taobao is digital display. And this mechanical display is so obsolete.
I’d use it over a digital. She has a 60 year old stove.
Digital displays are nothing more than timers. Mechanical displays can actually indicate the resistance and thus a much better true status of the filter. Digital display are for selling filters, not indicating remaining life.
She's got black mold everywhere in the kitchen but wants a water filter
I understand she just had a kid, but that kitchen is disgusting... From the antique stove, to the mold all over the tile grout, to the holey wall under the sink, to that bar of soap that looks like it's been there for years. I have no idea how people live like that.
There's nothing wrong with it.
you are clueless
@augustreil ur a filthy animal I just know what u smell like
Nice!
That faucet shouldnt be in the same century as Richards apple watch.
That stove looks disgusting🤮🤮🤮 I wouldn't even want to cook on that thing.. She just needs to upgrade or restore it. 🤦🏾
Send her a check!
What's wrong with it ? It heats a pan, boils water, etc. Just like yours does but has lasted 60 yrs !
@@augustreil it looks nasty! are u blind or dumb? Whether it works or not, it's nasty looking.
@@jmfia2391, I'm neither, But it sounds like you're about looks only. I like old school stuff and women that can work with what they have, not bitch about how something looks. Maybe she likes antiques and is not impressed with junk that is made now a days ?
Out of stock
What a useless video. Doesn't show anything going on under the sink clearly!
She is stunning.
With that said it's stupid to be using any of that kitchen. Needs to be ripped out, probably full of chemicals
She's acting for the video btw, to advertise water filtration systems