While going about the work of retro-fitting a dishwasher into Bamboo House, I came across an ancient reverse osmosis water filter under the counter that probably hadn't functioned properly for at least 10 years. The filter was in terrible shape, all yellowed with age and basically inoperative. Apparently, it had been installed in 2005! And...it wasn't properly installed - a backup in the sink drain would have injected raw sewage into the drinking water!
Well, the first thing I did was remove the water filter for a future teardown and examination (maybe even a rebirth?), but the immediate problem that resulted was what to do with the residual equipment. I was confronted with: (A) An active water supply under the counter that no longer had a terminus in a drain, exposing a leak potential; and (B) Topside, a faucet that looked functional, but delivered no water when operated.
After a little pondering, the solution was obvious - connect the dangling water supply directly to the faucet! So I looked at the water connections and re-plumbed the water faucet using what was already there.
Sometimes the best solutions are the simplest and most obvious ones (that is, according to Occam). Once I verified that all of the necessary parts were in place, the entire re-plumbing took about ten minutes. While under there, I also tightened up the faucet, which was spinning around on the countertop. That looked terribly bad and had the potential to damage the countertop surface.
Enjoy.
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