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Posted by mm on January 6, 2007, 2:09 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. ;-)
So what if it is cheap? Just drill a hole and use a hose clamp.
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