Can I tee from a refrigerator water supply for a coffee maker spigot?

Question

I'm going to be putting in a reverse osmosis water filtration system and running a water line to the refrigerator for the water/ice supply.

On the counter next to the refrigerator is where we keep our coffee maker.
We've found that filling up the reservoir from the fridge water supply is kind of annoying.

I had an idea of teeing off the fridge supply and putting a spigot under the cabinet over the coffee maker, so we could more easily fill it.

I believe that the filter uses either PEX or PERT tubing, so running it where I want it to go shouldn't be a big hassle, but I'm not sure what the best way of having a spigot would be.

I'm not above jury-rigging something if the whole idea isn't faulty.

Answer 1

The same places that sell RO filters sell spigots. Drill a hole in the countertop and drop it in, tighten the clamping nut below, attach the waterline.

If you want it to sprout from the cabinet above, you'll be more in a jury-rigging place. If you don't mind crude, a simple valve poking out on a tube is easy, but anything like a finished tap/faucet for that application is likely to be hard to find.

The lack of a drain under it could present some possible problems if it drips or if you flip it on to fill the coffeemaker and forget it. That's why they are usually associated with sinks.