Installing an Insta-Hot tap

Last weekend I installed an inSinkerator instant hot water tap under a client’s sink. It was a pretty straightforward job, but finding the right plumbing parts to create the connection was more difficult than I imagined.

I just needed a tee-valve to run the cold water to the new heating unit. But I wanted to put a stop valve on it, so if they had to turn off the water to the heater for any reason, (a leak for example) they wouldn’t have to turn off the water to the sink.

After three trips to three different hardware stores, I had to go to the specialty plumbing supply parts store.  Even there they told me that piece I was looking for didn’t exist, even though I knew it did. Somewhere. Maybe in another dimension?

But it all worked out, I rigged together a very neat and workable solution and the install went great.

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