Getting a new fridge w/an ice maker, need some quick advice for plumbing the water line. I don't want to use a saddle valve. I want to tee into the cold line for the kitchen sink. I think I know what I need, but I wanted to check with some of the more knowledgale ones on here. So coming under the sink, I have copper line to shutoff valve to a 3/8" comp flex line to the sink. I believe the following is what I need to add: this is a 3/8 x 3/8 x 1/4, with or 1/4 water line. Also not sure if I should add another shut off valve for the ice line. I found this 3/8 x 1/4, would have to change the tee so the tee was also 3/8 Do I have the right idea here? Any preference over stainless braided and pex?
You're on right track. Easiest is to tee in after shutoff, all "bolt-on." Advantage of another shutoff for ice maker is that you won't lose use of faucet when doing anything with ice maker...your call. Braided...plastic is a time bomb...
Okay, just was taking a look in the basement and I saw I have this valve almost directly under where the fridge is. It looks like it has a 1/4 fitting on it with a cap. I guess this is normally used for draining the line. My question is, is that most likely 1/4 and could it be used to hook the ice maker line into?
"Coil" the wire with several turns to allow easy "pull out/push back" of the fridge. Works for copper and plastic and a loop of velcro or fabric attached the the wall or the fridge to keep the coil off the floor.
Okay, so I ended up going by original route of tapping from the sink. Line goes into the basement and then back up to where the fridge will be. And while I was at it, I did a quick redo of most of the sink drain pipes as the PVC on that one piece was starting to disintergrate.
