How to Install the Water Filter with a Standard Indoor Rainwater Tap

[Farhanazeem]

Dear Awesome Fellows/Plumbers,

As shown in the photo, I want to connect this water filter to my pre-existing rainwater tap arrangement. The filter's connection port is 1/4 NPT (female). How can I connect the filter with the standard Australian tap outlet?

Would appreciate any suggestions about where I may purchase your recommended product (socket, attachment, converter, etc.). I am based in QLD.

PS: I understand this filter is primarily designed for camping and outdoor purposes. However, I am looking for a way (connector) to connect the filter to my pre-existing indoor rainwater tap arrangement.
I am new to the plumbing space, so please excuse my ignorance.

 

 

 

[Jewelleryrescue]

Hi @Farhanazeem 

The filter you have is  designed to fit on a garden hose in line and it will filter taste and odour  using silver  Technology for 4000 litres  then will fade to zero effect.

You   should really  use proper under sink type filter as  they can filter  bad taste sediments, bugs every thing you can think of including  some chemicals

Any installation  will require two standard garden hose fitting your  hose sprayers use.

From the tap  via  a hose to your  in line filter then add a second hose on to where you wanted filtered water.

Best solution  is a good under sink solution  make sure  replacement cartridges dont cost the earth/

Fun  Fact:   Did you  know desert camel traders use to cart  there drinking  water in barrels. Ok  thats a given but they one day started to hide there silver coin in the water barrels from would be thieves.  Cool But as a surprise they noticed  the water with the  silver in it remain fresher for longer periods during the crossings . Basically silver ions helps kill off bacteria,  Thats  why  some water systems  try to use this principle today and maybe why they charge so much.

[JacobZ]

Hi @Farhanazeem,

A warm welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community and thank you for your question.

As @Jewelleryrescue has already mentioned, your filter is designed to attach to a snap-on garden hose fitting like this Holman 12mm Hose Connector.

To use your filter in this application, you'll need to attach a Tap Adaptor to both the stopcock and the shower head. If the shower head does not have a male thread, then we'll need to find a workaround. 

You'll then need to run two short garden hoses, one from the stop cock to the filter and then one from the filter to the showerhead. You can cut this Holman 12mm x 2m Yardmate Garden Hose in half, then add a Holman 12mm Hose Connector to each cut end. 

This is not a typical setup, so I can't guarantee everything will work perfectly, but it is the best method of connecting these fixtures that I can see.

If you want something that is designed for this purpose, check out the Quoss Universal Chlorine Filter which should work with your current arrangement depending on thread sizes.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Jacob