Ice maker line stop

[Joe Castillo]

Hello

I have a corroded ice-maker water line under the sink. It appears the 1/2" pipe was soldered to add a 1/4" threaded female. And then a 1/4" to 1/4" brass shut off vale was installed. Is it best to cut this off and use a compression valve, or re-use a 1/4" to 1/4" valve? If I cut off the pipe I will have about 1 1/2" to work with. I have installed a grand total of two compression valves in my life. Both with success.

 

[Terry]

I would cut the pipe behind your valve, clean it up with some sandpaper and install a new compression stop.

 

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[Joe Castillo]

I would cut the pipe behind your valve, clean it up with some sandpaper and install a new compression stop.

Thank you Terry. I will cut it off and put in a quality shut off valve. Thanks for your help.