I had the water supply ran when the house was built a couple of months ago. Now I am ready to put an icemaker in my freezer. I am pretty handy, did a lot of building my own home, installed all the ceiling fans and the garbage disposal myself, is this something I should be able to do or do I need to call a pro?
2006-09-26 03:07:38 · 6 answers · asked by Red 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
My unit is only a few months old. It came in the package with the house and does have a thingy in the back that says its for an icemaker.
2006-09-26 03:47:20 · update #1
On the back of your fridge you should have a small plate cover. Remove the plate cover and all of your hookups are right there. Hook them up and in a couple of hours you should have ice.
2006-09-26 06:06:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the freezer was designed to have an ice maker as as option it should be easy. The freezer should have all the mounts and holes you need to just screw it in and hook it up. If not, it is a big deal. You'll have to run power and water thru the cabinet and insulation. You may want to consider buying a new unit with the ice maker in it. You can sell the old one for a few bucks to offset the cost.
2006-09-26 03:15:45 · answer #2 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that the freezer was NOT built to haves an ice maker, it would be very difficult. You would have to drill holes in the freezer and run the line thru it and making Sure that the hole is tightly sealed afterwords.. assuming you can buy an ice maker.. then connect the water line to the line going into the freezer.. It is an undertaking that I would NOT want to do.
2006-09-26 03:41:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not difficult to do and will take you about an hours. You need access to the back of the refrigerator. I have installed about a dozen different types and they are all similar.
2006-09-26 06:07:59 · answer #4 · answered by big_mustache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the plastic pipe white(PVC) or yellowish(CPVC)? If it is you are probably fine installing the kit you have, though I would suggest pre-drilling the hole AFTER you turn off the water to the house. If your plastic pipes are red, blue, or white, then you should get the proper PEX fitting to splice into the pipe. Caution: The white pipe can be either PVC or PEX. Try determine what you have prior to cutting drilling and splicing.
2016-03-27 10:40:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all i have ever seen just PLUGIN
2006-09-26 03:08:56 · answer #6 · answered by peckerwud2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋