Bob Minchin wrote:
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 tried RS, but they've only got a
push on connector that looks like it would come straight off under
mains pressure, and in any case would restrict the tube to 2mm.

Could anyone suggest somewhere else to try?

Cheers

Bob

[1] Here's the long story bit...

Bought a Whirlpool side-by-side American style fridge freezer. Six
months later, the condensor fan is making a racket, and I've
accidentally stretched the water supply pipe - oops!

Despite promising to phone first, The repairman turns up unnanounced.
No-one in. This happens twice more. Expert Appliance refuse to
come out again, until I remind them that they promised to phone
before arriving, and threaten to call Whirlpool. Repair man turns
up, looks at appliance for 10 seconds, "You need a new condenser fan
motor, mate" - I'll have to order it.

One month later, comes back, changes motor, but breaks the mounting
frame and says nothing. Hasn't ordered water pipe. Fridge starts
buzzing intermitantly.

Another month later, comes back. New water pipe too short.

3 more weeks, I phone and ask whats going on - the call the
"engineer" and he says they sent the wrong pipe again.
He'll order another.

I never hear from them again, despite phoning several times. Buzzing
is getting really loud, so I take the back off and discover the
condenser fan motor bracket is snapped in two. I realise it's been
covered up and not just broken at some other point, because the bit
that broke off has been screwed on back to front.

Phone Whirlpool to tell them that Expert Appliance are not allowed
back in my house, and to get the parts to mend it myself (water pipe
and new motor bracket)

Parts arrive. They're not just wrong, but bear no resemblance to
anything else in my fridge at all! I mend the fan bracket by
melting the broken ends together with a soldering iron. Success!
Buzzing eliminated Still no way to mend the water pipe though.

Post here in desperation!






If the RS one you are looking at is the black body with blue release
collars, these will easily withstand mains pressure. (rs part no
727-092 for example)
The seal is enhanced with increased pressure and is rated to 10bar

HTH

No - I hadn't seen those. Aren't they for air only though?

Bob