Connecting a water line to your refrigerator will provide it with the water necessary to make ice and dispense filtered water.
Ice maker water line tee.
Slide the valve completely onto the bottom section of the tubing.
At one time this was typically done with 1 4 inch bendable copper tubing that was snaked from the refrigerator to the nearest source of water and tapped into the water line using a saddle valve or other type of fitting.
A tee with a shutoff is much more reliable and easy to install.
Don t use a saddle tee valve for an icemaker or water filter supply line.
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Because this ice maker is a portable ice maker at heart it doesn t need a drain line.
Mark the pipe at each end of the tee threads.
Stop tee measures 1 4 x 3 8 x 3 8 and is ready to connect to existing supply stops.
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Of course if your refrigerator doesn t have an ice maker or water dispenser or if it has one or both features but you prefer not to use them.
Add a water line for dishwashers ice makers humidifiers or any fixture needing a water line.
Running a water line to a refrigerator to supply its ice maker and drinking water dispenser has never been easier.
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Copper stop tee allows you to safely use this set up for your ice makers humidifiers water filters and other potable drinking water applications.
Installing a refrigerator water line will open up a well of fresh water and ice that you and your family can easily enjoy.
Ask this old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey helps a special homeowner hook up her refrigerator with an ice maker.
The melted ice will cycle around the unit to make more ice.
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