[billethkid]

The water line to the ice maker in the refrigerator is a long hose with a 1/4" nut at the refrigerator connection and the other end is crimped at the push/pull knob. At the crimp there is now a slow drip and no way to tighten...and no obvious way to replace the hose connection.

How does one deal with these permanent type line connectors that leak?

btk

[bkcunningham1]

What brand is the fridge, @billiethkid?

[barebones1191]

I had all them replaced with standard shutoffs when I built. NOW one suggestion you might try is putting a small hose clamp, those with the worm gear and tighten it down. You might have to cut off the hose and the clamp and then re-clamp it with the hose clamp.

[rjm1cc]

I think this will do no harm so I would turn off the water, cover the area around the leak with an epoxy type glue. You could also get some plastic tape and wrap the pipe. If that works I would probably cover it with a water proof glue just to be sure.

[billethkid]

the refrigerator is a GE....the problem is not at the fridge connect....it is the connection to the on/off valve.

btk

[jimbo2012]

can you take a pic?

[billethkid]

I fixed the leak by letting super glue run from the top, down around to the bottom of where the hose goes into the crimped material.

I am still going to pursue how one replaces these things.....ya never know!!

I also like the alternative of using a hose clamp...that too is a workable repair.

btk

[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by billethkid

I fixed the leak by letting super glue run from the top, down around to the bottom of where the hose goes into the crimped material.
btk

I'd stay away from using any glue that water would come into contact with and then eventually get into the drinking system or ice maker. Reason I say this is I had a friend a long time ago that tried to repair a loose filling with super glue and got a massive mouth infection.