Hi All,
It looks as if I might be in the market for a new machine so I thought it would be the best time to upgrade to a rotary pump and plumb the supply water in. During our recent extension I ran some 1/4" poly hose from the kitchen island bench, under the floor to the coffee bench (about 3-4m). To their credit the cabinet makers cut a hole in the base of the cabinets and taped the hose to the back of the cabinet which makes my job a little easier. Now before I go to the expense of a rotary machine I just wanted to check that I have everything in place.
This was what I was thinking:
Under the kitchen sink I have the Brita C150 connected to a standard Goose Neck Faucet (for filling the old machine and general drinking water).
I plan on inserting a three way 1/4" poly tee here and connecting the hose to the coffee bench with an inline isolation tap at this point as it will be the easier point of access.
Under the coffee bench (which has drawers so access is available but will require removal of the drawers) converting the 1/4" poly to a 3/8" fitting (male or female depending on the machine).
Then I was planning on cutting a hole in the plasterboard (brick veneer wall) and another in the back of the cabinet below the coffee bench to feed to braided hose from the coffee machine to 3/8" fitting.
I was thinking of fitting a blank GPO plate in the plasterboard wall behind the machine and then just drilling a hole in it to feed the braided hose through for a neater finish. Doing it this way will avoid the need of cutting the bench top and if the machine ever needs to be moved its just a matter of patching the plasterboard.
I don't have a plumbed waste (unless I move the entire operation into the pantry) but don't find emptying the drip tray to be too much of a problem.
Bombora sell a domestic Tee Kit with the components that I need, but I just wanted clarification from those wiser than myself that the plan will work before shelling out the additional funds for a rotary pump version. I take it the braided hose aren't included with the machine.
Cheers
Stinky.
It looks as if I might be in the market for a new machine so I thought it would be the best time to upgrade to a rotary pump and plumb the supply water in. During our recent extension I ran some 1/4" poly hose from the kitchen island bench, under the floor to the coffee bench (about 3-4m). To their credit the cabinet makers cut a hole in the base of the cabinets and taped the hose to the back of the cabinet which makes my job a little easier. Now before I go to the expense of a rotary machine I just wanted to check that I have everything in place.
This was what I was thinking:
Under the kitchen sink I have the Brita C150 connected to a standard Goose Neck Faucet (for filling the old machine and general drinking water).
I plan on inserting a three way 1/4" poly tee here and connecting the hose to the coffee bench with an inline isolation tap at this point as it will be the easier point of access.
Under the coffee bench (which has drawers so access is available but will require removal of the drawers) converting the 1/4" poly to a 3/8" fitting (male or female depending on the machine).
Then I was planning on cutting a hole in the plasterboard (brick veneer wall) and another in the back of the cabinet below the coffee bench to feed to braided hose from the coffee machine to 3/8" fitting.
I was thinking of fitting a blank GPO plate in the plasterboard wall behind the machine and then just drilling a hole in it to feed the braided hose through for a neater finish. Doing it this way will avoid the need of cutting the bench top and if the machine ever needs to be moved its just a matter of patching the plasterboard.
I don't have a plumbed waste (unless I move the entire operation into the pantry) but don't find emptying the drip tray to be too much of a problem.
Bombora sell a domestic Tee Kit with the components that I need, but I just wanted clarification from those wiser than myself that the plan will work before shelling out the additional funds for a rotary pump version. I take it the braided hose aren't included with the machine.
Cheers
Stinky.

. Running a blank conduit through might have been a better idea but space and time were limited so I just ran the blue 1/4" poly. I could potentially use the 1/4" poly as a pull through for something larger if needed however I run the very real risk of snagging on something on the way through and losing the existing feed and ending up with nothing.
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