Dead Refrigerator

The 16 year old refrigerator gave up the ghost yesterday so we spent most of the day finding a replacement. $$$$$$ Ouch!

Water on the in the morning floor = not good

Several years of dirt behind and under the refrigerator, the old part of the floor covering, and the metal water line. I helped install the current floor covering several years ago. We put it right over the old floor covering and didn't move the refrigerator. That is not usually the way I roll but I didn't own the house at the time. I think the black floor is two or three layers below the current one. That will be a mess to clean out... one day.

The metal water line came unscrewed easily with a few turns of an adjustable wrench.

This is the basement floor showing the water line coming through the floor.

The valve for the ice maker is a puncture valve. The red cord is hung over the valve. I hate these valves as they tend to leak. The bucket is to catch the drips. Hopefully, it will not leak once it is turned back on.

I removed the doors from the old refrigerator, which was quite easy. The wires are for the ice maker and disconnected easily.

The ice maker line runs through the door.

The line disconnected easily by the hand turned connector.

After taking the time to remove the doors I still could not get the old refrigerator out the door. We paid for setup and removal so we'll let the pros get it out and the new one in.

Measure twice move once.

The first refrigerator that we ordered would not fit through the back door so we had to order a different one. The new one is now in place and works great. It is a bottom freezer model which is wonderful.