ice maker line

I have my kitchen gutted and I'm moving the fridge across the room. I did not have a real valve for the icemaker before, so I have nothing to recreate. So, I have a couple questions: 1) How far off the floor should I mount the valve box? 2) How tight of a bend can I safely put in 1/2" PEX before...

I've read in other threads that you're not a fan of saddle valves because they aren't designed for long-term use. Is there a fitting I can add to the existing braided water line so i can run a braided line to the fridge? Can I just take the one of the two fittings or joints (not sure on the...

Hello. I recently inherited the 70 year old family home with a gas water heater in the kitchen alcove. I'm having a new refrigerator delivered next week and would like to run the water/icemaker line to the cold water supply line on the water heater. (There has never been abn icemaker set up...

Folks, I need help with this issue. Just ran a line from my reverse osmosis to the refrigerator and I'm trying to detach the old line and install the new one. Went to shut the water off back there and found this valve. I've made about 5-6 clockwise turns trying to shut it off but I've still...