Warning: ice maker lines can fail in a weird way nobody talks about

I did a service call last month in a house outside Charlotte where the fridge was fine but the hallway floor was warped. Customer said no leaks anywhere but I popped off the kickplate and found the plastic supply line had this hairline crack you couldn't see unless you bent it just right. It was only dripping maybe a cup of water a day but over 6 months it soaked through the subfloor. I replaced it with a braided steel line and told them to check those every couple years. Has anyone else run into those invisible micro cracks on the plastic tubing? Feels like a ticking time bomb on older installs.

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henryt188d ago

Read something similar on a home inspector's blog last week.

grantw418d ago

Yeah, those inspector blogs tend to dig into some pretty real stuff.

felixlane8d ago

Wait, are we really calling a home inspector's blog a deep dive into anything serious? I mean, they're the ones who find a loose outlet and tell you the whole house might fall down tomorrow. Half the time those blogs are just trying to scare people into buying their services or selling their own books. Sure, they might spot some real stuff, but it's usually blown way out of proportion. I'd take it with a grain of salt unless there's actual proof.