Hose Adapter for Sink

[Rathji]

Need to run a hose from my sink for hot water (laundry room isn't an option at this point) to the kids rink in the backyard and I have a new style sink from Delta that looks like this:



Obviously I can't connect to that, but I can disconnect the head and it has a male threaded connection that looks like it might be 1/2 - 3/4"



Is there a simple solution for this or will I need to string together a few adapters to get it to work?

[surferguy]

what about using a toilet supply line off the shut off value below the sink? Then screw garden hose in to the supply line.

shut off valve - toilet supply line - garden hose.

I would assume the garden hose and supply line would be compatible, but for some reason I have never tested it.

[Thor]

Bah, was hoping it said horse adapter for sink.

[ken0042]

Is there anybody in town that still sells waterbeds? (I think I last saw one on Centre Street S by the Speakeasy.)

The adapter that allowed you to fill your bed hooked right up to your kitchen sink, and then you would use a garden hose to fill the bed. If you had one of those adapters I think you would be set.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by ken0042

Is there anybody in town that still sells waterbeds? (I think I last saw one on Centre Street S by the Speakeasy.)

The adapter that allowed you to fill your bed hooked right up to your kitchen sink, and then you would use a garden hose to fill the bed. If you had one of those adapters I think you would be set.

That's perfect, Rathji. Maybe your wife could pick it up after she gets off her shift?

[Ducay]

Assuming you've got a screw connected braided line below the sink running to the tap (and not a compression fitting, which are a pain to put back together usually); I would just disconnect that from the source line and buy a new braided fitting thaat goes from 3/8" (or whatever) that the source is, to a male hose thread end (garden hose fitting). Every Home depot and Rona should sell them.

[Rjcsjc62]

There is such an adapter that will go from the male aerator thread x male hose thread. It may be hard to find though.

But if you had that adapter you could connect your hose directly to the faucet head in your first picture.

[MacDaddy77]

Why don't you tee teh hotwater line in your furnace room? I did that and it works perfect.

I teed the HW supply in my furnace room directly to an additional tap outside the house (like the garden hose) with a shutoff valve in the furnace room. When I wanted to flood the rink I'd turn the shutoff on and open the lne outside.

When I was done flooding I would turn the shutoff inside the house off and let the water drain and tehn shut the outside valve.

I'd send pictures but unfortunately this was at my last house in PEI which had a Huge rink for myself to practice on.

I'll be doing the same thing in my current house once the kids are old enought to skate

[Rathji]

Thanks for the responses. Figured out we can do it with a Rubbermaid bin due to size of rink this year. Gives us some time before we go bigger next year! Think the braided line under the sink is the answer.

Silver, she appreciates the extra cash you been given her! Building the budget for her to build an bigger better rink next year!

[Slava]

A rubbermaid? I think that either you've under-estimated the amount of water required or the size of rink you will want? My rink isn't enormous by outside rink standards and to flood it with rubbermaids would mean a number of trips back and forth, carrying a lot of water each way. I would urge you to save your back and go another route.

[Rathji]

It really is small (10x10) and the ice is all there already there that we did with cold water from the hose, we just would like to use hot water on the top couple layers. We did a couple floods yesterday and about 1/3 the small bin is enough to do a flood to smooth it out.