On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:06:07 -0500, Micky
wrote:

On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:23:41 -0600, Peabody
wrote:

The ice maker inlet valve on my 1979 Whirlpool fridge finally died. I can't
explain why it failed so quickly.

Anyway, I ordered what's supposed to be the correct replacement valve, which
is this one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/381506821667

However, this one has a quick connect fitting for the water supply line, but
the instructions are for an apparently earlier model with screw fittings. I
have no experience with quick connect fittings, and don't quite knpw what to
do.

My water line is your standard 1/4" poly tubing. Do I just stuff that into

I know two cases, an ice maker and a humidifier, where poly tubing
sprang a leak by itself. Copper doesn't do that.


the QC opening, or do I have to transition to copper first? And if the poly
is ok, do I need to insert one of those anti-collapse sleeves into the tubing
first?

Thanks for any suggestions.

I also know one case where copper line came off the icemaker over the
weekend and flooded the kitchen and hald the main room of the office.
Soaked the wool carpet (glued down to concrete) in the office area and
the engineered hardwood flooring. The hardwood was a total loss, and
all the cabinets had to be removed to replace the flooring - over
$30,000 total damage - all because the guy who installed the coffee
maker compromized the connection to the icemaker.....