I will be installing a kohler free standing tub with a deck mount tub filler. This tub has an outer shell that the inner tub drops into after you make the plumbing connections so I will need to use a flexible supply line. Are there high flow supply lines for this application? I am concerned that a regular faucet supply will be too restrictive. I have 1/2” copper ball valves stubbed through the floor. Someone suggested wash machine supply hose, but don’t know if that is correct for this application.
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That seems odd. So that would want a connector line with 1/2 MNPT on both ends. Right?
Or would you be looking for something like this which connects to MNPT?
1/2" I.D. SS FLEX WITH 1/2" FIP X 1/2"FIP X 20"
1/2" I.D. SS FLEX WITH 1/2" FIP X 1/2"FIP X 20"
https://rectorseal.com/plumbing/water-connectors/ shows several choices.
1/2 npt is about 0.84 inches OD.
I tried to attach pics of what I have , but says file is too big. Coming through the floor is 1/2” copper with a brass ball valve with a female end. The Kohler tub filler will just be a female fitting made to accept copper pipe. So I can pretty much adapt to any type of supply line.
John Gayewski
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Other than one off hoses that come with fixtures I'm not sure that any large inner diameter supply hoses exist. They are pretty much all 1/4" ID.
Using a washing machine hose would not be good or advisable. As long as the hoses you choose are as short as possible they should be ok.
I can't see what your working with but could you make pex "hoses" and basically bow them slightly? Sometimes depending on clearences people will loop pex inside of a wall so the loop can be pulled on and worked on, then put back.
Using a washing machine hose would not be good or advisable. As long as the hoses you choose are as short as possible they should be ok.
I can't see what your working with but could you make pex "hoses" and basically bow them slightly? Sometimes depending on clearences people will loop pex inside of a wall so the loop can be pulled on and worked on, then put back.
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