Ice Maker Leak

[keithandpenne]

We found the water line from the solenoid valve had deteriorated and was leaking. It looked like it was due to age and had broken into many small sections almost its entire length.

I replaced it with a new 1/4" line from the local hardware store and re-used the old heat tape by wrapping it to the water line with electrical tape, then another layer of silver metal duct tape.

This is another item to add to our maintenance check list as there is no way to tell it is deteriorating until it starts leaking and shows up as a wetness on the back tray of the fridge under the solenoid.