Compression Fitting Plastic Tubing Ice Maker
Larsen supply company presents a 2 minute plumbing video on how to install a compression fitting on copper or plastic tubing.
Compression fitting plastic tubing ice maker. I m installing an ice maker using 1 4 plastic tubing. Ice maker compression fitting. Compression nut and ring inside the ice maker kit will be a. I installed the nut the sleeve it s nylon the piece of metal that goes inside the plastic tubing.
Make sure the compression ring is in place around the tubing and snug up the nut around it onto the threads on the shutoff valve and onto your refrigerator s connection point. Amazon s choice for ice maker compression fitting ldr industries 509 5100 ice maker and humidifier installation kit 1 4 inch x 25ft flexible hose for potable water filter system poly tubing 4 4 out of 5 stars 1 042. Free shipping on orders over 25 shipped by amazon. 4 7 out of 5 stars 34.
When i look at the fitting the water is seeping out from the junction of the plastic tube and the threaded copper sleeve that is placed over it. The plastic tubing included with some factory installed ice makers is frequently too short to make a connection much beyond the. The tubing is plastic. Get it as soon as mon nov 16.
The end that connects to the saddle is a compression fitting. The other side of the fitting is a compression fitting which you will use to connect the plastic tubing to the refrigerator. This leads me to believe that the leak is occuring through no fault of my own. Fix it man mark kimball shows h.
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