"Bob Minchin" wrote in message
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Bob wrote in message ...
After being abandoned by Expert Appliance Care, who have the contract for
Whirlpool's warrenty repairs (long story [1] ), I'm left needing to
repair
the water supply tube. It's a thin plastic tube, with a 4mm internal
diameter (or it is as far as I can tell). I just need to cut out a
damaged
section and join the ends together - the question is, what with? I've

I think those water filter kits come with the tube you want (1/4" external).
These come with a pair of special push-fit connectors which convert from
10mm to 1/4". Put these back to back with a piece of 10mm micro-bore pipe
and hopefully your existing pipes will push fit in the free ends. Machine
Mart do this for about £6 (called a Fridge Filter Kit).