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Dumb Ice Maker Question? SMcK 01-05-2007
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Posted by mm on January 6, 2007, 2:23 pm


wrote:

> Anytime you're dealing with tapping into plumbing you can't expect it
>> to go as smoothly as it did for the above poster!
>
>had one leak once, and one fateful day the idiot company provided a
>brass compression ring with a plastic kit, the fitting blew off.
>
>but these troubles were minor, and easily solved.

When the plastic hose to my humidifier (same hose as provided for ice
makers) sprang a leak, it sprayed into the file cabinet that was
nearby in the basement. Fortunately, only tourist information for the
most part got wet.
>
>flexible tubing comes in a 25 foot length the saddle valve clamps to
>the copper tubing you dont even have to turn off the water


Posted by John Gilmer on January 5, 2007, 8:07 pm


I think it's a GREAT idea.

I don't know about your situation but we have some cabinets over the ice box
that for most purposes are useless.

If you run a line from the bottle to the fridge you have to have some means
of getting air back into the bottle to prevent a vacuum from forming.

You DRINK the ice (at least in part) so if it makes sense to have bottled
water it also makes sense to make your ice from bottled water.


>
> We're considering buying a used GE refrigerator w/ ice maker. Our
> current fridge has no ice maker and there is no water supply to that
> area of the kitchen. I was wondering how feasible it would be to rig
> up a connection to a big bottle of spring water on top of the fridge
> for use in the icemaker. Advantages would include improved flavor of
> the water and not having to run a water line down into the crawlspace,
> under the kitchen and up behind the new fridge. Disadvantages would
> include need to periodically replace the water bottle, and the overall
> kludgi-ness of such a system. Does this just sound like a silly idea
> or does it have merit? I guess the first, most important question
> would be: would the gravity feed to the icemaker provide sufficient
> water pressure?
>
> Thanks
> -Scott
>



Posted by Grandpa on January 5, 2007, 9:07 pm


John Gilmer wrote:
> I think it's a GREAT idea.
>
> I don't know about your situation but we have some cabinets over the ice box
> that for most purposes are useless.
>
> If you run a line from the bottle to the fridge you have to have some means
> of getting air back into the bottle to prevent a vacuum from forming.
>
> You DRINK the ice (at least in part) so if it makes sense to have bottled
> water it also makes sense to make your ice from bottled water.
>

Yes, its not a bad idea. Just that ice makers need at least 20 to 25 psi
of water pressure to operate. Just how high are your cabinets?
;-)

--
Grandpa

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on January 5, 2007, 10:02 pm



Grandpa wrote:
> John Gilmer wrote:
> > I think it's a GREAT idea.
> >
> > I don't know about your situation but we have some cabinets over the ice box
> > that for most purposes are useless.
> >
> > If you run a line from the bottle to the fridge you have to have some means
> > of getting air back into the bottle to prevent a vacuum from forming.
> >
> > You DRINK the ice (at least in part) so if it makes sense to have bottled
> > water it also makes sense to make your ice from bottled water.
> >
>
> Yes, its not a bad idea. Just that ice makers need at least 20 to 25 psi
> of water pressure to operate. Just how high are your cabinets?
> ;-)
>
> --

mybe from skyhook:( any minor obstruction of say a kincked line will
prevent proper operation.

my dad uses water from his reverse osmosis filter to supply his ice
maker


> Grandpa


Posted by Grandpa on January 5, 2007, 10:38 pm


hallerb@aol.com wrote:
> Grandpa wrote:
>> John Gilmer wrote:
>>> I think it's a GREAT idea.
>>>
>>> I don't know about your situation but we have some cabinets over the ice box
>>> that for most purposes are useless.
>>>
>>> If you run a line from the bottle to the fridge you have to have some means
>>> of getting air back into the bottle to prevent a vacuum from forming.
>>>
>>> You DRINK the ice (at least in part) so if it makes sense to have bottled
>>> water it also makes sense to make your ice from bottled water.
>>>
>> Yes, its not a bad idea. Just that ice makers need at least 20 to 25 psi
>> of water pressure to operate. Just how high are your cabinets?
>> ;-)
>>
>> --
>
> mybe from skyhook:( any minor obstruction of say a kincked line will
> prevent proper operation.
>
> my dad uses water from his reverse osmosis filter to supply his ice
> maker
>

As do I currently. But in my misspent youth I thought of trying the 5
gallon water bottle to the icemaker idea (because there was no drinkable
water in the shop). After much trial and messy errors, we hit upon the
demand pump from an RV shop. When the pressure drops (as when the valve
opens on the icemaker), it kicks in and provides the necessary water
from a five gallon bottle sitting next to the fridge. Easier to keep an
eye on and a whole lot easier to replace and fill. Probably would have
worked for water through the door too, but it was a cheap fridge. ;-)
--
Grandpa

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