Pat Germain
05-18-2009, 10:01 PM
For many years I had a copper line connecting my refrigerator ice maker. What I didn't know was Mrs. Pat had been pulling the refer out occasionally to clean behind it. I learned this when a puddle suddenly appeared around the refer several weeks ago. The copper line had fractured from too much movement.
I went to buy a new supply line. I figured I'd get the plastic kind. When I got to the hardware store, I didn't see any copper or plastic line kits. But there were lots of steel braided lines clearly marked as ice maker supply lines. "Sweet!" I thought. "Steel braided lines are almost indestructable!"
After installing the steel braided line, I noticed the water and ice from the refer had a funny taste. I assumed it was from the rubber lining in the new supply line. I filled multiple, two quart pitchers of water trying to flush it out. And the taste was still there.
Here we are several weeks and many trays of ice later. The taste has diminshed, but it's still there. Do you folks think this will eventually go away? Or, is using a steel braided line for a ice maker supply just a bad idea? If it is a bad idea, I think I'm going to have a hard time finding another copper or plastic supply line kit.
I went to buy a new supply line. I figured I'd get the plastic kind. When I got to the hardware store, I didn't see any copper or plastic line kits. But there were lots of steel braided lines clearly marked as ice maker supply lines. "Sweet!" I thought. "Steel braided lines are almost indestructable!"
After installing the steel braided line, I noticed the water and ice from the refer had a funny taste. I assumed it was from the rubber lining in the new supply line. I filled multiple, two quart pitchers of water trying to flush it out. And the taste was still there.
Here we are several weeks and many trays of ice later. The taste has diminshed, but it's still there. Do you folks think this will eventually go away? Or, is using a steel braided line for a ice maker supply just a bad idea? If it is a bad idea, I think I'm going to have a hard time finding another copper or plastic supply line kit.