ATTN: AZDeserRat Cu affect drinking water

[Retzius]

Hello,

Allow me to clarify the title.
My small drinking water faucet, thats used RO drinking water had a small white plastic fitting that broke.

So I go to Home Depot, and find that I have to buy the whole faucet for that specific part.

I look around and find the exact same fitting but in copper. Will this work? They sell just the part. Much cheaper. I am only going to use it for drinking, not fish, as I have a seperate line for DI water. Let me know, thanks.

-Retzius

[AZDesertRat]

If its RO and not DI it will not have much effect if any on drinking water. If you let RO water sits for days on end you might get a slightly elevated copper level in the first ounce or two you draw but probably not enough to even measure. The first Watts Premier drinking water system I bought back in 1996 had a bronze compression tee coming off the bladder tank and it was there in the same condition years later.

[Retzius]

Yup, it is RO and not DI. Yeah those little plastic fittings are no good. At least this Cu fitting will last me awhile. Thanks for the quick reponse.