How To Connect a Water Line To Your Refrigerator Ice Maker

How To Connect a Water Line To Your Refrigerator Ice Maker - Reverse Osmosis or Standard Hookup

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In this video we discuss the options for connecting your refrigerator ice maker or water dispenser to your home plumbing or RO water filtration system.
0:00 - Refrigerator Water Line Intro
0:25 - Current Hookup
0:59 - New RO Hookup
1:38 - Disconnect Old Line
1:58 - Refrigerator Connection Parts
2:48 - Connect The New Line
3:28 - Alternative Connection Types
3:58 - Hazardous Working Conditions
4:02 - Line Thickness For Your Situation
4:50 - How To Connect Refrigerator To Filtration System
6:53 - Test The Connection
7:10 - Your Refrigerator's Built-In Filter
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@brucestorey917 2 жыл бұрын

Ben, you missed one of the most important steps of connecting the water line to the refrigerator. You MUST run the 1/4” tubing through the clamp above the solenoid to keep the line from moving at the solenoid connection. Compression connections are very sensitive to movement, and once the seal is broken and it begins to leak, it usually can’t be fixed by just tightening the 1/4” compression nut. The worst thing about not using the clamp (right there on your refrigerator above the solenoid) is you can’t see what is going on once you have pushed the refrigerator back - you don’t know if you have broken the compression seal by moving the refrigerator, and it could be leaking right off the bat. The clamp will ensure that the 1/4” tube has not moved at the connection. Using the clamp will ensure a good connection, no matter how many times you pull the refrigerator out and push it back in.

@lorenrickey5481 2 жыл бұрын

Good information! I was on a job years ago and the remodeling contractor didn’t want to call a plumber for the dishwasher water connection so he did it himself. It was a 3 day holiday weekend and the connection failed. Three story house had brand new wood flooring and a real pool in the basement, with a “new” ceiling water feature. Be careful out there!

@donnell688 4 ай бұрын

This 76 yr old vet is about to install the RO system for my family, wife, mother-in-law and 3 children, loved your presentation, especially about the by-pass plug, like in the Navy you would get a big "E" for excellence!! Especially showing the parts and connections clearly. Thanks again!

@aytviewer2421 2 жыл бұрын

Speaking from experience, do not go cheap on your water line, especially if it is run between ceiling floor joists over a finished basement. After a couple years when the cheap line breaks, you will be on the hook for many $$$ in repairs, not to mention pulling out drywall, carpet, insulation, and more damaged by a leak that may have been dripping for days or weeks until you realize there is an issue. Oh yeah, the mold and mildew too. Lesson learned.

@michaelwright1602 2 жыл бұрын

Timely, I was thinking of doing this for quite awhile...

@briannaguzman6746 11 ай бұрын

Bless you good sir! ❤ Your video is the only one that helped me 😊

@bluedemon79 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the explanation. The video really help me!

@nikkikauten4165 Ай бұрын

This was perfect thank you!

@alberta9985 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video!

@JasonW. 2 жыл бұрын

If I have access to the joists below (not finished), and drywall can be cut, I prefer to install a recessed valve in the wall behind the refrigerator. This protects the valve while also not needing to drill holes in the flooring.

@stefboulas 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@disgruntledvet28 Жыл бұрын

Will the stiffener help preven tubing from shooting out because that is the issue I’m having now

@MrPeter924 2 жыл бұрын

Great video great work. Water good show.

@russelljohnson3800 Жыл бұрын

Loven the videos man, keep it up!

@jayf2487 Жыл бұрын

has it still be working well? I was just concerned if there will be enough water and pressure to run the ice maker and the spicket.i mainly want to run it through the fridge to get cold water, can't figure any other way to get reverse osmosis cold.

@billk8780 Жыл бұрын

On the backside of our former GE Gallery refrigerator was a note to the installer: DO NOT USE NYLON TUBING for the water supply. So I used the SS braided hose like you did. What eventually leaked upon investigation was the GE nylon tubing inside the factory compartment near the hot compressor! Oops!

@stefboulas 2 жыл бұрын

Great video

@Eddy63 2 жыл бұрын

Good info ... Thx ...

@parvachauhan7940 10 ай бұрын

Ferrule and Insert are not fitting well and after tightening the bolt, pipe is coming out. I tried plastic pipe as well as copper pipe. Please advise.

@neu318 Жыл бұрын

I don’t have enough pressure to the fridge. Do I need a pump? What do I need? Please help

@jesusibanez327 Жыл бұрын

I connected the water line to the refrigerator but don’t drop water what you think is the problem may be the line in the refrigerator is frozen i need to disconnect the refrigerator?

@dannypalmer7701 2 ай бұрын

Every house and water pipes are different for different climate ereas regions.

@leeide6358 9 ай бұрын

This may be a dumb question, but, could you hook this waterline up to bottled water? My husband won't run a water line to the fridge. 😢

@user-il8th9do9s 5 ай бұрын

I want to see how to hook up the water line that's inside the refrigerator that under the icebox

@benjones8977 2 жыл бұрын

What I want to know is how do you plug up the water connection to your refrigerator after you’ve moved the refrigerator? I have to put my waterline in a container because it keeps leaking out, and I don’t know how to plug it to stop the water. I don’t plan to replace the refrigerator at that spot. I try to clamp but it doesn’t seem to work too well. 🤔

@rackoone 2 жыл бұрын

You need to turn of the valve at the beginning of the line. Either at the back fridge on the floor like in the video or under a sink usually. If it continues to leak in may be a bad valve and it needs to be replaced. You can also get a cap nut that will thread onto the hose or valve if nothing else

@benjones8977 2 жыл бұрын

@@rackoone Thank you, I’ll probably have to use the cap because there’s no valve to shut off. I’ll try & look under the house. 🖖

@jerryghoujalou5150 Жыл бұрын

You forgot to say you need a pump, not enough pressure to make ice with reverse osmosis unit

@tedlahm5740 2 жыл бұрын

Do no like drinking water thru a plastic pipe. Ice also.

@trailheadmedia5578 7 ай бұрын

Why didn’t you address the drain?

@jerryghoujalou5150 Жыл бұрын

You don’t get enough pressure in the way you hooked it up. This is not right you need to pump.

@dannypalmer7701 2 ай бұрын

Just buy a Refrigerator valve for the water line nearby.😂

@ntlineman 2 жыл бұрын

Use ball valves the type of valve he uses is useless as it will leak if when you activate it years down the line whereas you will not have that problem with a ball valve.

@core251 10 ай бұрын

I don't see why you'd mess with the compression nut setup when they sell 1/4" OD push connect to 1/4" female thread adapters for just a couple bucks. Especially if your fridge doesn't come with any connection hardware and you have to buy something anyway. "But I don't trust push to connect fittings and I don't mind assembling all those bits together". Well if you didn't trust push-to-connect fittings you wouldn't be linking to them in the video description. Nope try again.

@michaeljavert4635 Жыл бұрын

Use COPPER pipes, unless you WANT toxins in your water, in which case, I don't understand why you would be concerned about a filter. So if you're going to put in a filter, use copper pipes and fittings. Also beneficial in a properly grounded home.