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Hi, I bought a water filter kit for under the sink - reverse osmosis & uv (cherry flavoured!). Anyway, I can fit it under the sink after taking out a shelf but I'm worried about the saddle valve after my escapades last year with plumbing.... The hot water feed pipe is straight enough but the cold water feed bends a fair bit. Both are copper. My concern is getting a good seal with the Saddle Valve and avoiding leaks. Are Saddle valves prone to failure? Would a T-Piece be better? There might be a place to install it on a short horizontal section that tees off the cold feed and goes out the back wall of the house to a tap there, I'll have to remove the thin-ply at the back of the sink cabinet to see it though.... Any thoughts appreciated. Pictures: Under Sink Two feeds to mixer tap - left is hot, right (bendy one) is cold View from Left - potential connection points off cold feed - lower is larger 22mm? feed to attic cistern probably, upper one is smaller bore to outside tap:
