Brass Quick Tee Adapters
Add an extra water supply for your dishwasher, filter faucet and more!
If you need a way to supply water to your ice maker or
filter faucet without adding a new supply valve, these helpful adapters may be just what you've been looking for. We also offer
other water supply products here. We here at PlumbingSupply.com
® are pleased to offer these and many other solutions to your plumbing needs.
Quick Tee Adapters
Create a branch outlet on a supply stop without shutting off the main water supply
Shown: 1/2" Female Comp. x 1/2" Male Comp. x 3/8" Male Comp. Quick Tee Adapter
Features:
- Durable brass construction
- Great for hot or cold water lines
- Ideal for ice makers, dishwashers, & water filter faucets
- Swivel screw on hook-up means no drilling or extra valves are needed
- Purchase extra adapters to connect multiple accessories
- Available in a variety of sizes to fit your valve and application
- These adapters are 2014 Federal Safe Drinking Water Act compliant
BEFORE The Quick Tee Adapter
The Quick Tee Installed
AFTER Quick Tee Adapter Installed
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We also offer many straight and angle stops as well as stainless steel flexible water supply lines.
Add-A-Line™ - Tee with Valve
Add a water line for dishwashers, ice makers, humidifiers, or any fixture needing a water line. Reliable brass ball valve provides durable alternative to saddle valves.
Shown: 5/8" OD x 1/4" OD Outlet Tee with Valve
The Quick Tee Adapters and Add-A-Line™Tee/Valves
Can Also Be Used With Plastic or Copper Tubing
Use the accessories below to connect the quick tee adapter to plastic or copper tubing
Note: a compression sleeve requires a compression nut.
to soft copper tubing -
to white polyethylene tubing
Note: a plastic sleeve reqires a compression nut and brass insert.
The insert is required so that the tubing is forced to keep its shape and won't pull out of the fitting.
Related Items & Accessories
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. "What does slip joint mean?"
A. "Slip joint" (or S.J.) is the same size as 1/2" female thread that comes with many faucets and is standard 1/2" pipe thread, but it is non-tapered. (Be aware, though, that the S.J. flexes might not work well on threaded PVC fittings, as the wall of the PVC fittings might be too thick.)
Q. "I'm not clear what the difference is between standard washing machine hose connectors and slip joint?"
A. The standard washing machine hose connectors are 3/4" female hose threads, exactly like what is used outside for garden hose threads.. Slip joint is simply 1/2" standard pipe thread - female threaded that fits onto most standard 1/2" male pipe threads. (S.J. connectors might not work well on threaded PVC fittings, which may sometimes be too thick.) The only difference is that, unlike standard fittings that screw onto 1/2" male pipe threads, S.J. isn't tapered. There's no need to use pipe compound or Teflon™ (PTFE) tape to help make the seal on the threads, because the rubber/neoprene cone will make the seal instead against the inside rim of the threads that you are attaching the connector onto.
Q. "Why would I need a quick tee adapter?"
A. If you already have a two-way valve but need to add an additional waterline, the quick tee adapter allows you to create a branch outlet without shutting off the main water supply.
Q. "I'm hearing a lot about lead-free these days. What does that have to do with plumbing products and how does the new lead-free legislation affect me?"
A. Basically, the laws implemented Jan. 1st, 2014 require plumbing products that come in contact with drinking water to be "essentially lead free" (less than 0.25% weighted average). For further information about how the law determines what is "lead free", rules regarding which plumbing products must be "lead free", and who these laws will affect, please view our page.
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