wwhitney
In the Trades
Hello,
I've got a recessed icemaker valve box with a 1/4" compression connection that is facing out about 1" behind the plane of the drywall. I'd like to put the refrigerator 2" off the drywall, providing 3" of clearance. If I use a 1/4" braided supply line, given the rigid crimped part of the connector and the diameter of the supply line, I'll need to make a 90 degree bend with a radius of 2-1/2" or 2".
Are those lines that flexible? Is a 1/4" PEX line with the bulb ends more flexible? Or should I be looking for an elbow to use?
Thanks,
Wayne
PS. Seems like a supply line with a right angle end, like some washing machine supply lines have, would be a very nice solution, but they don't seem to exist for 1/4" compression lines. A compression elbow with one side a "female" connection like a supply line would also be nice, but those don't seem to exist either. So I think I'd need a short length of 1/4" OD copper tube and a compression elbow.
I've got a recessed icemaker valve box with a 1/4" compression connection that is facing out about 1" behind the plane of the drywall. I'd like to put the refrigerator 2" off the drywall, providing 3" of clearance. If I use a 1/4" braided supply line, given the rigid crimped part of the connector and the diameter of the supply line, I'll need to make a 90 degree bend with a radius of 2-1/2" or 2".
Are those lines that flexible? Is a 1/4" PEX line with the bulb ends more flexible? Or should I be looking for an elbow to use?
Thanks,
Wayne
PS. Seems like a supply line with a right angle end, like some washing machine supply lines have, would be a very nice solution, but they don't seem to exist for 1/4" compression lines. A compression elbow with one side a "female" connection like a supply line would also be nice, but those don't seem to exist either. So I think I'd need a short length of 1/4" OD copper tube and a compression elbow.