Can a water purifier be connected to my icemaker on the refrigerator even though they are on opposite sides of the kitchen?
Almost always yes, because most of the time the refrigerator gets it water from under the kitchen sink. In the building process, before the floors were poured, the plumbing lines were laid out so that the refrigerator line originated from under the kitchen sink. However an island sink is an exception to this general rule, as most plumbers do not consider that a water filtration device may be added later so they do not prepare for it. If you are building a home simply ask your builder and plumber to make sure that the refrigerator line does connect to the kitchen sink plumbing especially if you are considering an island sink. This line should be non-metallic in construction. If your refrigerator line does not get its water from the kitchen sink feed, then a line can be run to the refrigerator either over the kitchen ceiling or around through the cabinets. This will increase the installation time and consequently can increase the cost of installing a water system.
