Refrigerator Water Line Valve Size

I have a kenmore coldspot refrigerator that has a compression male thread at the water inlet valve.

Refrigerator water line valve size.

Refrigerator water line to the stop valve with a compression joint. If your sink does not have a shut off valve you will have to tap the line through the sink s piping and install a valve for the refrigerator water line. Add a tee fittings come in a few different sizes and can be connected to 3 8 inch or 1 2 inch water supplies. To be able to connect the line from the refrigerator to your closest cold water supply line you ll either need a push fitting or a dedicated tee with a sweat on valve 1 2 male sweat shut off valve.

Most flexible plastic water lines for refrigerators come with outside diameters of either 1 4 inch or 5 16 inch. Refrigerator water connection kit ice maker outlet box ice maker supply line cpvc x comp ice maker water valves ice maker water line for refrigerator 1 2 valve water related products i2k 1 2 in. Next attach the 1 4 in. Once you re outside the last cabinet don t attach any clamps.

I am trying to connect the copper flexible tubing that you buy as a kit to the water inlet valve. Connect from shut off valve to refrigerator. I ll be showing both ways to install one as you may not be familiar with sweating copper pipe. Just run the tubing to the floor near the water line hookup on the fridge.

Use either a self tap saddle valve or a tee stop valve. Then attach the tubing to the back of the cabinets every 2 to 4 ft. Connect the refrigerator water line to the third outlet of the tee fitting. Most flexible copper refrigerator water lines have an outside diameter of 1 4 inch.

For a standard kitchen sink shutoff valve you need a 3 8 x 3 8 x 1 4 add a tee. The fitting has a 3 8 inch outlet port for connecting the faucet line and a smaller 1 4 inch port for connecting the flexible water line to the fridge. Metpure 6 feet x 1 4 od pex water line for refrigerator ice maker kit with 1 4 quick connect female adapters. Tapping a sink without a valve.

The model is 10650562991.