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Plz help (hooking up icemaker) Greg Baker 04-11-2008
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Posted by Greg Baker on April 11, 2008, 12:19 pm
I recently moved into a new house that has a water tap behind the
refridgerator. The tap looks like every tap I've ever seen behind
household toilets. That is, it has an oval handle and it has a male
3/8" hookup. There is a flexible hose coming out of the back of my
refridgerator that is a female 1/4" (plus it has a female to male
adapter).

My problem is I cannot find anywhere an adapter that can change the
3/8" to 1/4". People in the hardware stores keep telling me I need an
icemaker hookup kit, but I have bought two different ones and they
don't come with the adapters I need.

Can someone help me figure out how to hook a 1/4" female onto a 3/8"
male? I know it shouldn't be hard but 3 different hardware stores
around here couldn't help me.

Posted by Jerry on April 11, 2008, 1:00 pm

>
> My problem is I cannot find anywhere an adapter that can change the
> 3/8" to 1/4". =A0People in the hardware stores keep telling me I need an
> icemaker hookup kit, but I have bought two different ones and they
> don't come with the adapters I need.
>
> Can someone help me figure out how to hook a 1/4" female onto a 3/8"
> male? =A0I know it shouldn't be hard but 3 different hardware stores
> around here couldn't help me.

Something like this from Grainger? A little pricey though.

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/2P239

Jerry

Posted by Greg Baker on April 11, 2008, 1:59 pm
Thanks Jerry.. I found similar things at the hardware store around
here, but the problem is the threads on both the hose coming out of
the refridgerator and the tap have a tight thread (sorry I don't know
the technical term). All the adapters I find have a very large thread
and they won't screw into or onto my tap or appliance.

:(

Posted by Jerry on April 11, 2008, 2:14 pm
> Thanks Jerry.. =A0I found similar things at the hardware store around
> here, but the problem is the threads on both the hose coming out of
> the refridgerator and the tap have a tight thread (sorry I don't know
> the technical term). =A0All the adapters I find have a very large thread
> and they won't screw into or onto my tap or appliance.
>
> :(

Have a plumber change the tap to 1/4 compression fitting? Now you're
talking a few more bucks.

Jerry

Posted by on April 11, 2008, 4:05 pm
>
> > Thanks Jerry.. =A0I found similar things at the hardware store around
> > here, but the problem is the threads on both the hose coming out of
> > the refridgerator and the tap have a tight thread (sorry I don't know
> > the technical term). =A0All the adapters I find have a very large thread=

> > and they won't screw into or onto my tap or appliance.
>
> > :(
>
> Have a plumber change the tap to 1/4 compression fitting? Now you're
> talking a few more bucks.
>
> Jerry

Instead of going to the hardware store, go to a plumbing supply.

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