How to Hook Up a Refrigerator Water Line
There is nothing better than getting a cold drink of water or nice cup of ice from your refrigerator. No more ice cube trays or traipsing to the sink for a glass of water. Hooking up the fridge to the water supply can be a daunting task, but with a little patience you can have ice flowing in no time. It requires a moderate ability to be a handyman, but you should be able to figure it out. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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How to Connect a Refrigerator to a Water Line
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Find your route to the water line. Drill a hole in the floor behind the refrigerator and thread the copper tubing into the basement. Go to the basement and find the main water line and pull the copper tubing to it.
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Attach pipe to refrigerator. Go back up to the kitchen and attach the end of the copper tubing to the water pipe of the refrigerator. You can use a nut and ferrule to connect the tube to the fridge. Make sure to leave a little bit of copper tubing coiled behind the fridge so as to not disconnect the tubing when moving the fridge.
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Turn off the water. With the fridge all hooked up, go back to the basement and turn off the water. Find the cold water pipe and drill a 1/4-inch hole to accommodate the copper tubing.
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Attach valve to pipe. You need to attach the water valve to the main pipe. This allows you to control the flow of water to the refrigerator. Make sure you have a gasket to seal between the valve and main water pipe.
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Connect the copper tubing. With the valve connected to the main water pipe, connect the copper tubing using a clamp. This should be everything you need. Turn on the main water and you should be able to get a glass of water, but it will take an hour or two for the ice cubes to freeze.
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