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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on April 3, 2007, 3:20 pm
> jJim McLaughlin wrote:
> > I have developed a leak in the waterline to the icemaker in the
> > refridgerator.
>
> > Leak is somewhere in the line between where it comes out of the floor
> > and where
> > it goes into the back of the fridge.
>
> > I moved the fridge out last Saturday to clean behind it and clean the
> > floor under it.
> > Then I rolled it back into place.
>
> > Water line has a lot of extra coils of copper so that fridge can be
> > rolled out and back.
>
> > Noticed puddling on the floor next to the fridge last night. =A0Mopped =
=A0it
> > up. =A0More puddlig this am,
> > mopped that up and shut off the valve to the water line.
>
> > I'd really prefer not having to go into the crawl space to replace the
> > entirety of the 1/4 or 3/8 inch
> > copper line.
>
> > Any body have any ideas about so;ldering in (or otherwise connectig up)
> > a replacement
> > length of tubing in the back to fix this if the cpper lne is cracked /
> > droken / etc?
>
> > I haven't yet pulled the fridge out again to see if its just an issue
> > with the compresson fittng.
> > Thats a job for Saturday, as would any waterlne repair be.
>
> > Just looking for suggestions before I =A0start on tis Saturday AM.
>
> > TIA.
>
> =A0 =A0Surely the copper has not cracked/split.
>
> =A0 =A0But, if the copper line was not firmly clamped to the fridg,
> =A0 =A0moving the appliance may easily have loosened the compression fitt=
ing
> =A0 =A0or, worse, damaged the inlet valve.
>
> =A0 =A0I think you'll have to wait and see where the damage is before
> =A0 =A0deciding what to do.
>
> Jim- Hide quoted text -
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this is why I prefer plastic supply line.......
See what you get for cleaning:)
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