Icemaker water line from sink to fridge

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Icemaker water line from sink to fridge

Author: redravenai (UT)

Trying to be helpful to my mom and I am adding a water line for her new fridge. I am sure i am missing something basic. I went to lowes and bought what i thought was water line and the brass fittings. I bought 1/4" tubing and the brass fittings. They don't fit on the fridge. The 1/4" is too small and the 3/8" is too big. What am I missing? Something I read online says "1/4"" pex but i don't know what that is? I am using the clear tubing.

This is the tubing. i got it in 1/4" and 3/8" but neither fit the fridge and I can't find what I need.

Sorry, I am a noob.

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Tony

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Re: Icemaker water line from sink to fridge
Author: george 7941 (Canada) All the fridges I have hooked up water lines to use 1/4 inch OD tubing. Your pic shows 3/8 OD tubing which is too large. I suspect you bought the wrong fittings for the 1/4 in tubing and concluded erroneously that 1/4 was too small.
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Re: Icemaker water line from sink to fridge
Author: Don411 (IN) GE fridges use a 5/16 water line and you need a 5/16" - 1/4" adapter fitting to connect the appliance to the 1/4" house waterline. John Guest makes a push-to-connect, local big box should have one in stock. [www.homedepot.com] Use the 1/4 tubing and fittings you bought to connect to water supply. Edited 1 times.
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