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Dumb Ice Maker Question? SMcK 01-05-2007
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Posted by on January 6, 2007, 12:09 pm


wrote:

>> 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.
>
>That's begging the question. Does it, indeed, make sense to drink designer
>water?


That is a man who doesn't have a well

Posted by RobertPatrick on January 6, 2007, 8:45 am



>
> 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
>
>

Fill your own trays. Icemakers are stupid.

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on January 6, 2007, 8:53 am



>
> Fill your own trays. Icemakers are stupid.

Another cheapskate chimes in. Yes, they can be a PITA, but I'm willing to
pay for it. I've replaced mine once already and I'll do it again if need
be. I like ice, and lots of it.



Posted by hallerb@aol.com on January 6, 2007, 9:07 am



Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> >
> > Fill your own trays. Icemakers are stupid.
>
> Another cheapskate chimes in. Yes, they can be a PITA, but I'm willing to
> pay for it. I've replaced mine once already and I'll do it again if need
> be. I like ice, and lots of it.

me too, once its convenient you use way more and ice is calorie free


Posted by mm on January 6, 2007, 11:41 am



>
>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,

Use copper instead of polyethylene, which will eventually leak.

>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


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