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Q - water line to fridge - Aram - 03-18-2016
New fridge will have ice maker, old fridge does not. There is a copper line running from under my sink to behind the fridge. It's been open on both ends for at least 12 years, and who knows how long before that.
Is there any reasonable way for me to clean it and use it, or no?
Thanks in advance.
Re: Q - water line to fridge - Robert Adams - 03-18-2016
If it were me I'd replace it. Course the insides of water pipes and water mains are way nastier than what could be inside that old tube.
Re: Q - water line to fridge - Aram - 03-18-2016
Robert Adams said:
If it were me I'd replace it. Course the insides of water pipes and water mains are way nastier than what could be inside that old tube.
Yeah, I could see that. Problem is that line runs behind cabinets. Hard to see an easy way to swap. I'll be replacing those cabs later this year (hopefully) but getting the fridge very soon, and it would be nice to make sure the ice maker was working ok.
Re: Q - water line to fridge - Bob10 - 03-19-2016
can you get under the floor and run up under the wall behind the fridge and install a proper box with an angle stop?
Re: Q - water line to fridge - fixtureman - 03-19-2016
I would just flush it out and use it. Copper doesn't go bad from non use.
Re: Q - water line to fridge - fredhargis - 03-19-2016
fixtureman said:
I would just flush it out and use it. Copper doesn't go bad from non use.
True, that. About the worse thing that could happen is it would be clogged from a bug nest or such. It might be useful to flush with some anti bacterial solution (bleach comes to mind) but I'd think if it wasn't previously damaged it should work just fine. If you can put in one of those frig connection boxes it would be a good thing.
Re: Q - water line to fridge - Snipe Hunter - 03-19-2016
I don't see any difference between this copper line and pipe sitting on a shelf at a hardware store. Run some water through it.
Re: Q - water line to fridge - GHR - 03-19-2016
Aram said:
[blockquote]Robert Adams said:
If it were me I'd replace it. Course the insides of water pipes and water mains are way nastier than what could be inside that old tube.
Yeah, I could see that. Problem is that line runs behind cabinets. Hard to see an easy way to swap. I'll be replacing those cabs later this year (hopefully) but getting the fridge very soon, and it would be nice to make sure the ice maker was working ok.
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Just run a new water line inside the cabinets near the back.
Re: Q - water line to fridge - Woodenfish - 03-19-2016
If you want to replace it, connect a union to the old line and to the new line and pull it through the cabinets.
Re: Q - water line to fridge - blackhat - 03-19-2016
Hook up the supply end and flush the line into a bucket for a couple minutes before connecting to the fridge.