Yah, so I’ve decided to start a silly blog. I don’t even really know why… maybe I’ll become a famous blogger! Actually, nobody will probably ever read this.. oh well. So I want to take a minute to write about a mini nightmare I’m currently dealing with. I have a fridge with one of those water dispensers on the front. I’ve been drinking water out of it for years and I decided last week that there’s got to be a way I can get a filter on that mother. I looked online and quickly found an in-line filter that goes on the supply hose that comes from the wall (that stupid copper thing). I bought the filter for about $15 including shipping. It said it was good for 6 months and installation instructions were included. Seemed like a pretty good deal to me. So I got the filter on Friday in the mail. After being out Friday night I decided to tackle this filter installation when I got home. It was maybe 11 or something. I pulled my fridge out, exposing the coiled copper devil and began the installation. It seemed simple… cut the copper tubing and then shove each end into the opposite ends of the filter. I turned the water off of course. I got out my wire cutters and began working on the copper tubing. That was my first mistake. I got through the copper tubing eventually, but not before destroying what was left of the two ends. Right away I got that sinking feeling I get when I attempt to tackle a project that I know isn’t going to go my way (nightmare city some call it). I was able to kind of fix the ends and get them into the filter. I thought, this might actually work! That thought was short lived. I turned the water on and immediately there was a leak coming from one of the filter connections. I worked at twisting it and pushing it deeper into the filter. The leak seemed to stop. Then, I noticed it was leaking down by where the copper tube connects to the wall. It was very strange because I hadn’t even touched that part! I got out my wrench and began to tighten the nut that attaches the tube to the little spicket. Long story short, the copper tubing actually broke at the spicket and I was left with a dangling water filter nightmare! I disconnected the filter and pushed my fridge back into place with disgust… I would tackle this again anther day. To be continued…
Tags: copper, filter, fridge, nightmare, refridgerator, water
April 25, 2008 at 5:11 pm
On a selfish note…where does one find a water filter for their fridge?? Mine has been telling me for 6 months that I need a new one, I just keep resetting it but can’t help but feel that I am drinking the equivalent of toilet water.
April 26, 2008 at 9:41 am
Jordy always orders ours online and we get like 6 at a time so they last for years!! You should be able to see what type it is by looking at the one you have in there now. Good luck!