I want to install a water line for an icemaker refrigerator I'm about to purchase. My home is on top of a concrete slab so I don't have a basement. I was able to locate the nearest water line, which comes from my outdoor faucet that is inside a wall right next to the refrigerator. I have an underground sprinkler system attached to the outdoor faucet. It has a shutoff valve located in the bathroom that is about 15-20 feet away from where I need to install the water line for the refrigerator. I turn this valve off during the winter to prevent the underground sprinkler lines from freezing. If I install a water line for the refrigerator, turning this valve off in the winter will also turn the water supply to the refrigerator off as well. What do I need here, another shutoff valve at the refrigerator? Are the water supply kits that come with the refrigerators any good? Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
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You will need to tap off the outdoor water pipe before the shut-off to the outdoor faucet and sprinklers.Is your bath on the other side of the back of the refrige?The supply to this shut-off probably runs in the wall or ceiling right behind the refrige.Once you find the pipe,I believe the directions that come with the tap hardware will be self- explanatory.If your plumbing is as I picture,there will be a hot water line in the wall as well,make sure you know for sure which pipe you're tapping!
The shutoff for the sprinkler exists in a closet in the bathroom, which is after the refrigerator. The order is, outdoor faucet, water line into the house that bypasses the refrigerator, then the shutoff valve. I'm thinking if I install a shutoff valve immediately after the outdoor faucet, it will allow me to shutoff the water to the outside and I can use the existing valve for the refrigerator?
