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Our fridge is leaking in the back - on the side where the water supply line attaches - but only when it is pushed back against the wall (it fits inside a finished cabinet). We had moved it out to have the hardwood floors refinished (which now need repair!) but we never had a problem before that. We have replaced the compression fitting on the supply line, and left the fridge out for 24 hours to ensure no leaking. Everything was dry, so we moved it back into its space and in less than an hour, we had water seeping out under the cabinet wall again. Any suggestions on what else we can check?? To top it off, our house is on the market, so we REALLY need to get this issue resolved quickly. Thanks for any help/ideas! :confused:
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UPDATE: We turned off water and let dry over night. Moved the fridge out a bit and (fingers crossed) no water yet. We're thinking perhaps the copper supply line was tweaked a bit at the compression fitting, causing the leak. Lesson learned - don't push your fridge tight against the wall!!
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I would suggest replacing the copper supply line with a flexible supply hose from the rear of refrigerator to the water supply. It would seem to me that when the refrigerator is push against the wall the copper supply line is bending and causing the water to seep a little at the threads.
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Thanks - we thought about that, but since the copper runs under the floor from the sink on one side to the fridge on the other, we were hoping to find another solution.
So far, no water since we pulled it out a little bit!
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Good Luck selling your house.
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