Sourcing piping T joints.

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Starting the water maker planning and we have decided to t off the engine water intake.

Probably settling on the katadyn 80e

Can someone please let me know the best place to acquire t joints?

Do they have to be marine quality or is it plumbing supplies?

Also will need a 4 way manifold and other bits, so a dedicated supplier that I can phone and talk to will be needed .

All help gratefully received.
 
My preference would be to not use the engine intake as the source of water for the watermaker nor as had been suggested in the past the supply to the heads.

On my boat the engine intake is aft of the heads discharge outlet.

I think I would choose, with care, a dedicated site on the hull for a new skin fitting.

Edit : This also has the advantage of being able to independantly shutting off the input to each.
 
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Many thanks.

As the katadyn has a relatively low production, my research suggests that teeing off the outlet is perfectly ok.

Have also checked and it is not aft of the heads
 
theoldsalt said:
My preference would be to not use the engine intake as the source of water for the watermaker nor as had been suggested in the past the supply to the heads.

On my boat the engine intake is astern of the heads discharge outlet.

I think I would choose, with care, a dedicated site on the hull for a new skin fitting.
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Would that dedicated site be forward of the heads outlet??
 
Oscarpop said:
Any how gents!

Do you know where I can source the relevant bits please?:)
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ASAP Supplies is often recommended. They will have the T-pieces, etc, which you'll need. I'd prefer to have a separate intake for a watermaker, but many watermakers are connected to the engine intake.
 
Plumbing supply if plastic kind is what you need, or asap, or http://www.force4.co.uk/7864/Force-4-1--Plastic-Elbow-Connector.html
In UK there were no bronze ones for plumbing IIRC (abroad can get). No brass! DZR - in marine supply stores.

Inlet is important, use front one.
Traditionally made inlet for heads (or washbasin only, sometime) was placed such as not to be affected by outlet, but better to check.
 
Rossynant said:
Inlet is important, use front one.
Traditionally made inlet for heads (or washbasin only, sometime) was placed such as not to be affected by outlet, but better to check.
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I'd disagree with using a forward heads inlet, as they're usually pretty close to the waterline. Watermakers don't like sucking air, although some are more tolerant then others, but an inlet as deep in the water as possible would be better.
 
May be, I'm not familiar with what they are usually.
Should be deep, though, otherwise how do you do it when sailing heeled? :eek:
Taking water off engine intake was considered bad practice around my parts.
 
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