Re: Icemaker inlet valve stripped!



On Sep 29, 6:40 pm, "hampton...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
<hampton...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Back of fridge I tried to attach a brass fitting on to my plastic
threaded fridge fitting, garden hose size. I used too much
force ,stripped about 3-4 threads, and can't thread it on properly
now. It leaks for sure. Am I screwed or is there a way around this? To
replace plastic unit is about $50? Keep baggin' ice?

You can try and clean up the threads with the correct size pipe tap.
Take your time and be careful because plastic cuts very easily as you
have discovered.

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