I have a 2004 Gulfstream Cresendo with a Dometic refrig. The water line for the ice maker that goes into the solenoid leaks. The line is plastic and it goes into the bottom of the solenoid and tightens up with a nut with a ferrule. The problem is the line itself need to be replaced. How do I replace the water line from Ice maker to the solenoid. Do I have to pull the refrigerator.
Replacing Dometic Ice Maker water line.
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John From Detroit
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Sadly YES, you do, I have the same problem.
I opted for a different solution, Pulled the ice maker and installed ice cube trays (Rubbermaid brand) work great.
I opted for a different solution, Pulled the ice maker and installed ice cube trays (Rubbermaid brand) work great.
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jc2
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Others have replace the plastic line with the appropriately sized copper. Another option would be to turn of the water supply to the icemaker and buy one of the small portable icemakers in the $150-175 range.
billwild
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Came into my coach about a year ago and found water halfway across the living room floor. My plastic waterline to the fridge had broken. I just shut it off and now use ice cubes from the ice machines. I would have to pull my fridge to get access and am not prepared to have that done yet.
eddieelk
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Since the OP has the line attached to the ice maker, would it be possible to pull the icemaker out far enough to reach the water line, and attach the replacement line to the leaking line, and pull it back to the solenoid valve, and then attach both ends? It seems that that would be simplier than pulling the frig. Eddie Elk.
Rich D.
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lenbeal said:
Yes, you may get lucky. If you can expose the section where the tube goes through the back wall of the freezer, you may find that it is passed through a hole then sealed around the tube with caulk of some type. Removing the caulk may allow fishing a new tube down the back to the valve.
lenbeal said:
Somewhat different animal, as we have a Fleetwood Southwind, but with a Dometic fridge. We had the line replaced 2 summers ago and the tech and I pulled the fridge far enough out for him to reach over the top while tilting the fridge to connect the new line at the top.
Yours may be different, but check for a heater line that runs from the solenoid up the back to give you freeze protection in cold weather. That in itself might stop you from pulling a new tube up through the outside shell/tubing without accessing the top.
Howard and Kelly
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In my experience, once you have loosened the fridge enough to pull it forward and gain access to the ice maker fitting buried in the insulation at the top of the fridge, it was just as easy to pull the whole thing out and then replace the tube. Of course this required 2 people, with its height and weight, to lower it to the floor. Once out, we removed the doors to lighten the whole thing for reinstalling. Many installations do not have enough room, either through the outside or inside, to access the top fitting otherwise. (a Dometic RM3662 in my case).
Ours has that heater cable mentioned by Howard and, I suspect, it was the source of the problem in the beginning as the plastic tube itself was no where to be seen when I bought the trailer, the remains were found in each of the fittings though. I think the heater may have been left on by the previous owner with no water in the system. Since we are in Florida and have no need for this option, I have since disconnected the power to it.
One other thing to watch out for: DO NOT loose the metal ferrules in each end of the plastic tube, they are required to prevent the tube collapsing in the fittings and must be reused unless you have new ones!!!
Others have constructed a temporary table-like platform to slide the fridge onto and thus avoid having to lower it to the floor.... perhaps making it a one man operation.
On edit: I should have mentioned that if you are planning on using the plastic tubing again, it can be purchased at Home Depot, Ace Hardware etc and likely cheaper than at an RV dealer.
Ours has that heater cable mentioned by Howard and, I suspect, it was the source of the problem in the beginning as the plastic tube itself was no where to be seen when I bought the trailer, the remains were found in each of the fittings though. I think the heater may have been left on by the previous owner with no water in the system. Since we are in Florida and have no need for this option, I have since disconnected the power to it.
One other thing to watch out for: DO NOT loose the metal ferrules in each end of the plastic tube, they are required to prevent the tube collapsing in the fittings and must be reused unless you have new ones!!!
Others have constructed a temporary table-like platform to slide the fridge onto and thus avoid having to lower it to the floor.... perhaps making it a one man operation.
On edit: I should have mentioned that if you are planning on using the plastic tubing again, it can be purchased at Home Depot, Ace Hardware etc and likely cheaper than at an RV dealer.
