How To Fix BROKEN Ice Maker Supply Line Copper Tubing

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In this video, we show you how to fix your ice maker supply line when your copper tubing breaks. It is very common in older kitchens for the old copper tubing ice maker supply line to kink or pinch and break, leaving you with a nice water jet squirting on your kitchen floor. The problem is that most copper tubing fridge supply line sizes are 1/4" making them too easy to kink and bend and wrinkle.
In this case, there is no easy way to repair this ice maker supply line as it broke at the wall, so we prefer to bypass old copper ice maker lines with newer steel-belted hoses, just like the steel-belted water supply lines we use on toilets and kitchen sink shut off valves leading to the faucet. Follow our plumbing tips and you will be back up and running with your ice maker and water dispenser in no time.
Be sure you select the correct length braided steel ice maker supply line:
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Fridge supply line sizes are usually 1/4", because they don't need the same amount of water pressure as the kitchen faucet line does. The Home Depot usually sells ice maker supply line kits by Everbilt, but the issue with the Home Depot, is they only carry 5 ft and 12 foot lengths. Often times we need much more like 15 feet or 25 foot lengths. Sometimes you have to drill holes in the side of a cabinet to run the ice maker hose supply line from the kitchen sink faucet water shut off valve to the refrigerator.
Ice maker supply line kit installation tips
The fridge water line installation measurements are highly deceiving when you have to snake your fridge water line from sink shutoff valves to the fridge. Always get more than you need, and remember you need 5 feet of extra slack to be able to pull our the refrigerator from the wall and not pull too tight on the icemaker supply hose. The idea is to get that fridge water supply line from the water shut off valve under the sink, all the way to the refrigerator with enough slack to roll your fridge away from the wall when you need to. Good luck with your ice maker line installation. We hope you found our plumbing tricks useful today. the two basic ways to run the fridge water line from sink to fridge is either inside the wall, or outside the wall with a steel-belted hose.

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@jeffostroff 4 года назад

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@MichaelSalguero 3 года назад

Educational! Thank you for making this video. You've given me a few things to inspect to hunt down an existing leak.

@ddrummond87 2 года назад

Great video - a couple questions, and I apologize if you addressed it in the video already. (1) Is there any risk of rusting with the braided stainless steel? (2) And in your demonstration, was the water being filtered twice? Once by the filter under the cabinet and second in the refrigerator? Is that inefficient?

@ganeshnarayan5505 Год назад

Thank you for a great video.

@jeffostroff Год назад

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

@keithklassen5320 3 года назад

2:20 was hilarious, thanks for leaving that in the video.

@jeffostroff 3 года назад

LOL nothing ever works when you hit the record button

@robrob7011 Год назад

Why do you have solution videos for everything I type in? Lol Great work!!

@gregferreira8309 3 года назад

I must confess I did use a saddle valve. I will take it out and replace it with something more appropriate. The only problem is I will have to solder a coupling where the valve pierced the copper pipe. Great instructional video.I am in Brampton, Ontario Canada

@jeffostroff 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing

@Pyridox 4 года назад

Cool. I didn't know they made. Stainless steel braided hose for ice makers. Mine I believe is 1/4" plastic tubing.

@jeffostroff 4 года назад

Yes, a lot of people have the plastic tubing.

@LaToyaPlansLife 3 года назад

I like that shirt! 😁 Thanks for sharing 😉

@jeffostroff 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@carolegeddes998 4 года назад

Hi Jeff, I love your videos. Most recently that rocket light one was pretty artistic as well as helpful. ☺ When I get a new fridge, I plan to change out my 30 year old copper line, which appears to be behind alll the cabinets, in a space between the cabinets and the wall. It will need the 25 ft braided line. What I am asking is how do you fish the line through in this situation. Do you coupling together the new braided line to the old copper line at the sink end, and then pull on the copper at the fridge end to feed the braided line through behind the cabinets? Because there is a butler's closet halfway in between, keeping the line exposed is not an esthetic option.

@jeffostroff 4 года назад

I don't think you will have any luck with that, the braided hoses are much thicker than the copper line. There's always 2 ways to run water to the fridge: 1) If drywall is down, run pipes through the studs, then place an outlet on the wall, that is best case. 2) If you are not remodeling and not moving cabinets, the only choice is to use a HoleDozer set like we showed in this video, and drill holes on side of the cabinets in the very back of the cabinet. Then you feed the ice maker supply line through each hole to the next cabinet, then behind the stove, etc. We just did this on our friend's kitchen remodel in March, even routed the supply line through the corner lazy Susan cabinet.

@gennerobootz6490 8 месяцев назад

How do you install a Fehring to the copper line?

@WhittyPics 2 года назад

I have a brand new GE Frig that is leaking water on the floor. I think it is an internal leak and the leak stopped when I shut off the water supply to the ice maker. My supply line doesn't look like that.

@garrisonbrazeal7726 3 года назад

What parts do you use for the outlet box install? Do you use 1/2 inch line through the wall? What valve do you connect it to under sink?

@jeffostroff 3 года назад

To comply with plumbing codes, most cities require on like this homedepot.sjv.io/WxgkM with a hammer arrester on it. It solders onto 1/2" copper pipe and you route 1/2" standard copper pip inside the wall to the cold water pipe. If that is not feasible, use the dual valve on the cold water under the sink and just run the stainless steel 1/4" hose to the icemaker. One of the valves on that dual valve on the cold water supply should be 1/4".

@mygirl1129 9 месяцев назад

To permanently cut off water line: My repair co guy cut off the icemaker line under the sink. He used a brass cap to start but that leaked in a few hours. He came back today and installed a copper piece that he had soldered the night before. Is this a standard and safe way to go?

@ask43242flight Год назад

I need to cap the line b/c I don't need it. Is a part that I can use. I guess it should be a male cap adapter but I cannot find it

@manorhillmusic4285 Год назад

U also see them for lav supply lines. Old moen faucets come.factory set like that with qtr inch copper tubes. If they arent long enough. You have to use a Male by male compression by male thread and connect the 3/8" braided supply. But yet for old school systems this copper tubing is very common.

@cathystratton 3 года назад

Is it bad to overtighten the connectors? I’ve connected a new hose to my copper connector and it seems to leak one drop at the copper side.?

@jeffostroff 3 года назад

I hate dealing with copper lines. Usually with those you hand tighten and then use pliers to go 1/2 turn past hand tighten, unless the manufacturer tells you otherwise.

@Nachojimtom 4 года назад

Jeff, what’s the name of that work bench at the end of your vid

@jeffostroff 4 года назад

Luis, that is the Keter Folding Work Table Tool Review, DROP Tests Work Bench and we did a tool review on that Keter table back on Jan 3, here is the link to that review: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2RcUWNzwOAg.html

@williamberger2178 4 года назад

Wait wait wait!!! Jeff why didn't you add a 1/4" supply cut off valve just before the fridge line? Especially if a second item like a filter is involved. I do like the Milwaukee light though.

@jeffostroff 4 года назад

The 1/4" supply cutoff valve is under the sink as part of that dual valve you see on the cold water side. You turn off the 1/4" fridge water supply line by shutting off one half of that valve. did you see our review of that Milwaukee M18 Rocket Tower light that we uploaded last week?

@johnw8578 2 месяца назад

I just bought a new fridge and the delivery guys won't touch the water line, so I turned off the shut-off valve and disconnected the copper tubing from the old fridge. It leaks badly. Turns out someone installed a saddle valve for the copper tubing. So I had to shut off a valve one step up (which also shuts off the water to my washer). So, I will have to replace that saddle valve soon.

@syfodias-jedimaster 2 года назад

Good details.. So they're not gonna use the water filter no more ?

@jeffostroff 2 года назад

We removed it, they may add a newer one later on

@syfodias-jedimaster 2 года назад

@@jeffostroff thank you. only asked cause i have a old one too but its not dispensing water no more i already tried adding air and nothing

@Aepek 4 года назад

Like using recessed outlet boxes for fridges, washing machines, etc....as really makes it look great; & functions perfect too! Also, gotta love “lipstick on a pig” 😉 (Really don’t get why 1/4 “ copper lines are used, as it’s not if they’ll break, but when. Also, yeah, cabinets made from “garbage” like that material....no place near anything “wet” inside a house, imo. Never ends well for ppl). Cheers✌🏼😂

@jeffostroff 4 года назад

Totally agree! Thanks for stopping by Aepek!

@jacksplumbingvideos7147 4 года назад

Where you using one of those 1990s robo-grip pliers

@jeffostroff 4 года назад

Yes, those were Robo grips, I bought them at Sears in 1994.

@jacksplumbingvideos7147 4 года назад

I have one from 1994

@ccbowers 4 года назад

Most of those hoses have complaints of plasticky or garden hose taste, and some people say it takes weeks or months to dissipate. Because of this, I ended up finding a pex ice maker kit, which worked really well to go from my access in the basement up to the fridge. It had the advantage of already wanting to be in a coil for behind the fridge.

@jeffostroff 4 года назад

You might be referring to old school or cheep manufacturers. When you look at the reviews on HD's web site for the ice maker braided lines, one of the questions asked was does it add a plastic hose taste, and numbers of people responded no bad taste.

@ccbowers 4 года назад

@@jeffostroff Some brands are definitely worse than others, but almost all had some complaints, especially with longer lengths. I'm sure it would have gone away, but I didn't want to take the chance. It is something to look for when buying a specific product. The pex worked well with no issues in taste

@Truth15freedom 3 года назад

Easy, what I need is how to repair a broken line in, not to, the refrigerator.

@andrewbeach1685 3 года назад

I'm guessing you only use the braided hose on the interior of the home and not in a crawlspace? I have to go under the house.

@jeffostroff 3 года назад

Yes, I have not checked to see if it is graded for exterior use so I have always used them inside, fortunately never had to use them outside.

@toolhead147 4 года назад

I just ran it behind the cabinets because the wall was brick, back when I remodeled my kitchen

@jeffostroff 4 года назад

That's good too, as long as the cabinet is not pinching the hose. I still prefer to run the hose through the cabinets, because it is easy to un-route and install a new one should the need arise.

@glr 2 года назад

To summarize: Leaky copper filtered water line? Get rid of it all and replace with braided steel tubing.

@bruceaugustine6486 4 года назад

I think i would have added the piece of copper tubing that you took from the T to the water filter just to add a little slack, if i did the repair.

@jeffostroff 4 года назад

This is all coming down soon, we'll be remodeling her kitchen.

@shawbros Год назад

2:20 Even a brand new copper line will break if you bend it that many times.

@jeffostroff Год назад

I'm always careful to keep copper lines like that from moving. Also even the copper pipe coming out of the wall to supply water for the toilets in the sink we often will put PO adhesive in oh adhesive in that gap between the drywall And the pipe to fill in that space and make sure it does not move

@peterhy1251 Год назад

Why would they use that plastic line to copper line anyways??

@samueladams584 4 года назад

What the heck is with the extreme amount of ads RU-vid is playing

@jeffostroff 4 года назад

I think RU-vid is trying to squeeze out more profit. Remember on videos over 10 minutes, they will start adding more ads, but it's still less than TV shows.

@dianascott6046 3 года назад

How can I tie it off

@jeffostroff 3 года назад

they make end caps that compress on, but I prefer to trace the tube back tot he valve and just remove it.

@dianascott6046 3 года назад

@@jeffostroff its under house tight quarters

@dianascott6046 3 года назад

@@jeffostroff tube like I guess 1/4 maybe its round like my oinky.lol so end caps does it screw on the frig for ice maker ?

@jeffostroff 3 года назад

@@dianascott6046 No end caps would be for the copper line if you want to cap it off.

@dianascott6046 3 года назад

So can i just crimp it together

@mishmash6991 2 года назад

I'm not being shown in any video where a coiled copper pipe is exactly on a fridge. CAN ANYONE SOMEONE TELL ME PLEASE ? JUST REPLY BACK ON THIS MESSAGE OF MINE.

@jeffostroff 2 года назад

Most nstallers don't use copper coil anymore because it kins way too easily. Mostly we use steel belted hoses now.

@AndromedaMarina Год назад

hey

@konamanstudio2447 4 года назад

I had that happen at a rental property I used to own I don't do anything they also put ground on the copper not the smartest people 🍻🍺

@jeffostroff 4 года назад

That's crazy!

@farukatasever2933 Год назад

👍🎯👏🎖

@marcytumbarello6465 3 года назад

I switched out my copper line for the flexible tubing and now the fridge water smells and tastes like plastic. We can’t even drink it! I want to go back to the copper.

@jeffostroff 3 года назад

Try a steel belted plastic hose, those seem to do he best. You can run some water through them for a while too if there is any plastic smell to start off with

@eugenew4665 4 года назад

Sharkbite👈🏼

@jeffostroff 4 года назад

I will only use Shark Bites as temporary fix or if it is on the outside of a wall.

@jacksplumbingvideos7147 4 года назад

Don’t use sharkbite

@jacksplumbingvideos7147 4 года назад

I have a plastic supply line

@jeffostroff 4 года назад

Jack those are best upgraded to steel belt hoses.

@jacksplumbingvideos7147 4 года назад

@ jeffostroff I also like them because I can shorten it.

@jeffostroff 4 года назад

@@jacksplumbingvideos7147 Yes, we cannot shorten the steel belted hoses, so we have to make sure we are choosing the correct length, with enough slack.