on 7/18/2008 10:09 PM said the following:
On Jul 18, 3:32 pm, Nil wrote:

On 18 Jul 2008, "MRS. CLEAN" wrote in
alt.home.repair:


http://mikemerrittmotors.yuku.com/fo...es-Small-and-M
aj...

The appliguy is the GREATEST! He has walked me through two
washing machine repairs for fraction of the cost of hiring
someone.

He will help you. Get the brand and model no. and he will have
the right answer for you.

Thanks, that looks promising. I'll check it out.



You've found the water inlet. That should connect to 1/4 copper
tubing using a ferrule and compression nut. I just installed a
fridge and used one of the stainless steel flexible hoses to do the
connection. It's a lot easier to move the fridge without worrying
about kinking the copper tube or breaking it. I had an existing
copper tube, so I secured that to the back wall with a plastic cable
clamp and then used a compression union to go from the copper to the
new hose. The other end of the hose mates with the water inlet.
The hose I bought has a feature where if the hose ruptures, somehow it
detects the surge and shuts itself off. Exactly how well that works
or how useful it is, I don't know, but it basicly came for free with
the hose.


My last two ice maker fridges were recessed in the cabinetry and there
was no way to get to the rear of the fridge before it was fully pulled
out past the cabinetry. Both of these fridges had 1/4" plastic tubing
for the supply. It made it a lot easier to pull out the fridge to make
repairs, etc. With the plastic tubing, there is no kinking of the tube,
stress on the fittings, or the need to re-roll the tubing when putting
the fridge back.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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