In article , 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 was plagued with such problems. I'd make repairs to the
0.25 in. copper pipe and fittings -- a month or two later
I'd be staring at another puddle.

Replace the darn piping with one of those plastic jobbies
with the stainless steel sheath and you'll have no more
problems for many, many years.

If you choose to splice onto the current copper pipe within
the kitchen (versus messing around in the crawl space) that
will probably work too. But make sure the free end of the copper
piping is firmly clipped/attached to something solid so
all of the movement is with the plastic pipe. You don't
want the copper moving or flexing -- not even a little
bit. Provided the copper is firmly anchored, you'll be
a happy camper.

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