Greetings all,
Well I tried installing the Watts Premiere osmosis water filter from Costco. It seemed pretty easy, except the valve keeps leaking. At first I couldn't shut off the valve so I replaced the whole valve. So I fixed the valve and no leaks.
However the male end of the valve, that connects to the female end of the adapter keeps leaking. I tightened with all my might and broke the adapter and bought a brand new one. I used teflon tape and liquid teflon. I put rubber washers, reinstalled it over 10 times, replaced all the pipes and still it leaks! I talked to my father about it and my mother said it leaks a bit at first. She had her water filter installed by a specialist and that is what they told her. This is beyond my father's conventional wisdom as he is an apartment manager who's done dozens of fixes himself.
So my question is should I wait it out or is there something I'm missing? I looked at the manual and it doesn't say much about that part. I called customer service and they don't seem knowledgable in plumbing.
Thanks in advance.
BTW I couldn't complete the install fast enough, and the red light blink indicating I need to change the filter. That's only 3 days. Thank goodness for Costco's return policy.
Well I tried installing the Watts Premiere osmosis water filter from Costco. It seemed pretty easy, except the valve keeps leaking. At first I couldn't shut off the valve so I replaced the whole valve. So I fixed the valve and no leaks.
However the male end of the valve, that connects to the female end of the adapter keeps leaking. I tightened with all my might and broke the adapter and bought a brand new one. I used teflon tape and liquid teflon. I put rubber washers, reinstalled it over 10 times, replaced all the pipes and still it leaks! I talked to my father about it and my mother said it leaks a bit at first. She had her water filter installed by a specialist and that is what they told her. This is beyond my father's conventional wisdom as he is an apartment manager who's done dozens of fixes himself.
So my question is should I wait it out or is there something I'm missing? I looked at the manual and it doesn't say much about that part. I called customer service and they don't seem knowledgable in plumbing.
Thanks in advance.
BTW I couldn't complete the install fast enough, and the red light blink indicating I need to change the filter. That's only 3 days. Thank goodness for Costco's return policy.