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Posted by mm on January 7, 2007, 12:51 am
>NOPSAMmm2005@bigfoot.com says...
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>> >hallerb@aol.com says...
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>> >> > Use copper instead of polyethylene, which will eventually leak.
>> >>
>> >> copper kinks to easy and adds difficulty moving fridge to clean.
>> >>
>> >> my plastic line goes thru a plastic fitting in floor which allows the
>> >> extra line to be in basement area when not needed for moving fridge
>> >> out. plastic may kink but remove kink it works fine again, copper will
>> >> need replaced.
>> >>
>> >I use braided stainless steel lines for the ice maker, dishwasher
>> >and clothes washer (and toilets, and sinks, and...). The braided
>> >stainless steel is the best of both worlds. It's quite flexible
>> >and won't fail catastrophically. The icemaker and dishwasher lines
>> >are pulled back downstairs and tied up with tie wraps.
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>> That sounds good. It's worth a few extra dollars not to have water
>> spraying around the house, maybe for 2 weeks if it happens when one is
>> on vacation. 3 months if your a snowbird or a world traveler.
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>Were I a snowbird or world traveler all the water to unnecessary
>rooms would be shut down. In particular any water to appliances
>would be shut off, though even a toilet can crack.
Well even being gone for 9 hours is reason enough to want hoses not to
leak.
>--
> Keith
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