How Do You Install A Water Line For An Ice Maker?
This article is for people who have bought a refrigerator that has an ice maker inside the freezer section. Drill, ½” drill bits (masonry bit for drilling through tile, standard jobber bit for drilling through wood),coil of ¼” tubing O.D.(you’ll need to determine how much tubing that is needed) , ¼” O.D. compression nut and ferrule, ½” copper x ¼” compression angle stop valve, copper tee(the size of the tee will depend on the water pipe nearby), short piece of ½” I.D. copper tubing 6″ to 12″ long should be sufficient, 4-in-1 screwdriver, fire extinguisher, rags, cotton gloves, 2 empty buckets (for catching water), tubing cutter, soldering torch, solder (should be lead free), flux, sand cloth, striker(makes a spark to light the torch), several slices of white bread, measuring tape, small tube of caulk, tubing strap for ¼” O.D. tubing. The first thing that you will need to do is find the shut off valve that will shut off the water to the pipe that you will be cutting into. Next consider
