Question:
I am considering buying a house that has a water line for an icemaker in the kitchen. Unfortunately the spout protrudes a few inches from the wall so I won’t be able to put the refridgerator flush against the wall. I think it might make the fridge stick out too far in the somewhat narrow kitchen. How big of a job should this be and who should do it? A plumber or a general contractor/handyman? If this would cost hundreds of dollars, I think I’ll skip this house and find something else.
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>I am considering buying a house that has a water line for an icemaker in the >kitchen. Unfortunately the spout protrudes a few inches from the wall so I >won’t be able to put the refridgerator flush against the wall. > I think it might make the fridge stick out too far in the somewhat narrow >kitchen. >How big of a job should this be and who should do it? A plumber or a >general contractor/handyman? If this would cost hundreds of dollars, I >think I’ll skip this house and find something else.
You could install an "L" at the wall exit and run the copper tube off that. Does it have a shut-off valve outside the wall? If so, put that after the bend. I did this with a gas line with excellent results. Jack Jack Sanders My Opinions, Not Neccessarily the Management’s
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You can buy a white plastic box for recessing this valve at the hardware store for $10-$20. It comes with a new valve and the brackets needed to install it. You cut out a square of the wallboard from one stud to another (assuming you have the standard 16" spacing) and the box screws directly to the studs. A snap-on face plate covers the edge of the box nicely so you won’t end up doing any wallboard fix up. The valve will either use a compression fitting or need soldering, but either way if you’re not comfortable with working with the pipe then have someone who is help out. Good luck! >I am considering buying a house that has a water line for an icemaker in the >kitchen. Unfortunately the spout protrudes a few inches from the wall so I >won’t be able to put the refridgerator flush against the wall. > I think it might make the fridge stick out too far in the somewhat narrow >kitchen. >How big of a job should this be and who should do it? A plumber or a >general contractor/handyman? If this would cost hundreds of dollars, I >think I’ll skip this house and find something else.
— Bruce R. Williams (My reply-to address forwards to my real address) Sr. SW Engineer/ Project Manager West Jordan, Utah
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> >I am considering buying a house that has a water line for an icemaker in the >kitchen. Unfortunately the spout protrudes a few inches from the wall so I >won’t be able to put the refridgerator flush against the wall.
You should always leave a refrigerator out at least two finger width’s so it can draw some circulation. If you back it flush into the wall it’s gonna make the unit work real hard and build up allot of heat. Jim
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> >You should always leave a refrigerator out at least two finger width’s so it >can draw some circulation. If you back it flush into the wall it’s gonna >make the unit work real hard and build up allot of heat. > Some like ours are designed to be placed flush with the wall – the air is > circulated at the bottom in the front!
Are you sure? Where is the air intake?
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My less-than-1-year-old KitchenAid freezer-on-top unit draws air in on the left side of the bottom front grille, moves it over the condensor coils located underneath, then blows it out the right side of the bottom front grille. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >You should always leave a refrigerator out at least two finger width’s so it > >can draw some circulation. If you back it flush into the wall it’s gonna > >make the unit work real hard and build up allot of heat. > Some like ours are designed to be placed flush with the wall – the air is > circulated at the bottom in the front! > Are you sure? Where is the air intake?
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