Comments on: DIY Tutorial: Make Your Own Diaper Sprayer

By: Dan W

Dan W — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:22:42 +0000

Nice idea!
I’m building one for my wife

Thought I’d mention that you always want to use teflon (PTFE) tape on any pipe threads (anything that says NPT on it) or you will get slow leaks. It’s the threads themselves that provide the seal on NPT fittings.

By: John

John — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:32:21 +0000

hey, I just wanted to thank you for putting up these instructions! that was very nice of you. I think my wife will be impressed when I hook this bad boy up.

By: Elisabeths Mom

Elisabeths Mom — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:07:37 +0000

We are converting our bathroom to accomodate my daughter’s special needs and have been looking for a bidet-like shower spray for our adapted toilet. This idea will save us without moving the plumbing for shower stall, toilet, and sink.

By: Chris R

Chris R — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:46:52 +0000

Thanks for the great instructions. I was building one of these and I was stumped with how to connect the sprayer to the supply line until I found your site.

I also wanted to mention that I added a valve between the supply and the sprayer so that I can set the flow rate without disturbing the toilet supply. Since my home has brand new plumbing with a newer style professional crimped on shut off valve with a built in toilet hose I had to remove it so that I could find one that would allow me to add a different hose. I chose to use a compression fitting supply valve with both a 3/8″ and 1/4″ output.

If anyone is interested here are the parts if you want to include a flow valve:

Supply Valve (I replaced my existing one with a dual output (1/4″ and 3/8″))
Eastman 247026 1/4″ comp x 1/4″ compression 1 Ft length IceMaker Connector
Watts A-40 Tube Male Pipe Valve w/Insert 1/4″ x 1/8″
Watts A-734 Pipe Reducing Coupling 1/4″ FIP x 1/8″ FIP
Sink Sprayer

Oh, I also wanted to mention that the 1/4″ Icemaker Connector hose and several others in various lengths are still available at Lowes.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:08:33 +0000

Any advice on adding a shut off valve to this system? What kind and where to add it? I am worried the sprayer won’t hold up to being under pressure over time. Also, I’d like to make to make it more difficult for my child to spray water all over the bathroom! Thanks for posting how to make this!

By: chris

chris — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:54:02 +0000

Please note that the “filter connector splicer” is not available at Lowe’s.

By: Gidget

Gidget — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:21:06 +0000

@Laura No, not at all, you could easily it take with you when you move and give it away or sell it when you are done with diapers. And it shouldn’t take long at all to put together.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:17:46 +0000

I live in an apartment and will be moving after 9 months of cloth diapering… is this something that would be a pain to install, only to have to uninstall 9 months later?