pandora
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I have not had a water line for my refrigerator for almost 1 year. I have spent over $600 for 3 visits from the same plumbing company and still no working line. They tell me for another $650 they can replace the entire line up to code! Why they did not say this at the start I don't get, but I am done with them for any further plumbing issues. My line is 'plastic' or PVC (it's clear and looks like plastic? I don't know?) and runs through the back wall and then down into the basement through the floor. It then is run along some metal studs and it is tapped into the water line that goes into the hot water heater. Well, I first discovered it was leaking when the sheet rock on the basement ceiling collapsed. (of course, the line had to run above the one and only spot that had sheet rock!) They came out and accessed the situation and patched the leak with a coupling thing. ($300) Four days later that patch was leaking. Came out fixed for free. The next week a new leak sprung from the same line close to the water heater. They came out and patched that for another $300. Then I was told that it was against current code the way it was tapped into the main water line and that they could not replace the entire line without bringing it up to code and that would be $600-$650 dollars. I was livid...I already had paid $600 for these lame patches - why?
Anyway, here it is a year later and I am sick of not having ice. I am sure I can do this myself and wanted to know if this sounds doable. My refrigerator backs up to the wall of my laundry room. Can I run a line and tap into the cold water line that runs to the washing machine. (they are in a recessed box directly behind the washer and it is on the same wall that the refrigerator backs up to.) Could a plumber do this for a fairly cheap rate?
There has got to be an easy way to do this that should not cost me $650! Personally I think this plumbing company should come fix my line for free or the minimum service charge - have you ever heard of such an outrageous cost to repair a line and yet it still does not work?
Sorry I am complaining here, but there has got to be a simple answer to my problem. Any suggestions are welcome. Thank you for your time.
Anyway, here it is a year later and I am sick of not having ice. I am sure I can do this myself and wanted to know if this sounds doable. My refrigerator backs up to the wall of my laundry room. Can I run a line and tap into the cold water line that runs to the washing machine. (they are in a recessed box directly behind the washer and it is on the same wall that the refrigerator backs up to.) Could a plumber do this for a fairly cheap rate?
There has got to be an easy way to do this that should not cost me $650! Personally I think this plumbing company should come fix my line for free or the minimum service charge - have you ever heard of such an outrageous cost to repair a line and yet it still does not work?
Sorry I am complaining here, but there has got to be a simple answer to my problem. Any suggestions are welcome. Thank you for your time.