--- title: "Water Filter and Supply Line Service | IceMakerRepair.center" description: "The filter, the shutoff valve and the thin line that bring water to the ice maker, checked for flow, leaks and age, with a worn line or saddle valve replaced…" url: "https://icemakerrepair.center/services/water-filter-and-supply-line-service/" --- # Water Filter and Supply Line Service The filter, the shutoff valve and the thin line that bring water to the ice maker, checked for flow, leaks and age, with a worn line or saddle valve replaced and a new filter seated properly. ## What the water filter and supply line service involves. Before water reaches an ice maker it passes a shutoff valve, several feet of thin tubing, often a filter, and at least two fittings. Each of those can slow the water or let it escape. An old filter clogged with sediment starves the ice maker and gives small cubes; a new one seated slightly crooked can seep or block flow completely. A plastic line kinked behind the cabinet cuts the supply, and one that has hardened with age can split at a fitting and leak into the cabinet or under the floor. The technician starts at the shutoff valve, checks the flow and the pressure, follows the line to the back of the appliance, and looks at every joint. A new filter is fitted and flushed, a brittle line is replaced with braided stainless, and a pierced saddle valve is swapped for a proper quarter-turn shutoff. How the visit goes ### What it usually costs Lowest · Water filter, supply line or shutoff valve A filter, a braided line or a quarter-turn shutoff is among the least costly work an ice maker can need. A line that has to be run a long way to reach the appliance adds some time. ### Answers 5 problems Ice Maker Water Line Leaking Behind the Cabinet Ice Tastes or Smells Bad · Cloudy or Discolored Ice · Ice Maker Making Small or Hollow Cubes · No Ice Coming From the Ice Maker ### Comes up most on Door ice maker Freezer ice maker · Undercounter ice maker ## Water filter and supply line service, step by step. Leave you with a dry line from valve to appliance, a flushed filter and a steady fill at the ice maker. 01 Find and test the shutoff valve, and measure the flow and pressure at the start of the line. 02 Follow the line to the appliance, looking for kinks, cracks, crushed spots and damp fittings. 03 Check the filter housing, its age and how it is seated, and fit a new filter where it is due. 04 Replace a worn line, a leaking fitting or a saddle valve, then flush the new filter as the maker directs. 05 Leave you with a dry line from valve to appliance, a flushed filter and a steady fill at the ice maker. ## The problems it answers. 5 of them, from ice maker water line leaking behind the cabinet to no ice coming from the ice maker. [All problems](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/) Water on the floor or near power ### Ice Maker Water Line Leaking Behind the Cabinet 6 causes, cheapest first Before you call ### Tell us this when you book 1. When the filter was last changed, and whether it is an original or a compatible one 2. Whether there is water behind or under the appliance, or in the cabinet under the sink 3. Whether the line is plastic, copper or braided stainless 4. Whether the ice tastes or smells different from your drinking water It also answers - [**Ice Tastes or Smells Bad** 5 causes](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-tastes-or-smells-bad/) - [**Cloudy or Discolored Ice** 6 causes](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-cloudy-or-discolored/) - [**Ice Maker Making Small or Hollow Cubes** 6 causes](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-making-small-or-hollow-cubes/) - [**No Ice Coming From the Ice Maker** 7 causes](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-not-making-ice/) ## Lowest, on the site's scale. A filter, a braided line or a quarter-turn shutoff is among the least costly work an ice maker can need. A line that has to be run a long way to reach the appliance adds some time. [Read the full cost guide](https://icemakerrepair.center/cost/) | Repair | Relative cost | | --- | --- | | [Ice maker module, mold or twisting tray](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/ice-maker-assembly-replacement/) | | | [Water inlet valve and its fittings](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/water-inlet-valve-repair/) | | | [Frozen fill tube, tube heater or drip cause](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/frozen-fill-tube-repair/) | | | [Auger, auger motor, crusher or chute flap](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/ice-dispenser-and-auger-repair/) | | | [Ice bin, compartment cover, gasket or latch](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/ice-bin-and-door-seal-repair/) | | | **Water filter, supply line or shutoff valve** | lowest | | [Drain pump, check valve or drain hose](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/drain-pump-and-drain-line-repair/) | | | [Cleaning, descaling and sanitizing](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/undercounter-ice-maker-cleaning-and-descaling/) | | | [Control board, thermistor or bin sensor](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/ice-maker-control-and-sensor-repair/) | | ## Where it comes up most. Most bookings: Door ice maker, Freezer ice maker, Undercounter ice maker. [All ice maker types](https://icemakerrepair.center/types/) Often the same visit - [**Ice maker water inlet valve repair** 3 problems in common · low to moderate](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/water-inlet-valve-repair/) - [**Undercounter ice maker cleaning and descaling** 3 problems in common · low](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/undercounter-ice-maker-cleaning-and-descaling/) - [**Diagnostic visit** 2 problems in common](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/) ### Door ice maker ### Freezer ice maker ### Undercounter ice maker ## The makes we see it on. 27 makes on this site, and the water filter and supply line service on any of them. Each mark opens that make's own page. [All 27 brands](https://icemakerrepair.center/brands/) ## Water filter and supply line service, where we come out. The kitchen, the climate and the building all change how the water filter and supply line service goes. These notes are about that, metro by metro. [All service areas](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/) [Tampa Bay](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/) FL · 31 areas When Tampa Bay's water blend changes with the season, owners often notice a new taste in their ice, and a filter change with a flush of the line usually clears it, while an old plastic supply tube is replaced with braided line at the same visit. - [Hyde Park](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/hyde-park/) - [Davis Islands](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/davis-islands/) - [Palma Ceia](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palma-ceia/) - [Westchase](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/westchase/) - [Carrollwood](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/carrollwood/) - [Belleair](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/belleair/) - [St. Pete Beach](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/st-pete-beach/) - [Palm Harbor](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palm-harbor/) [Orlando](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/) FL · 30 areas Orlando's aquifer water can carry a faint sulfur note in some neighborhoods that a spent filter no longer removes, so a vacation home whose guests complain about ice taste gets a new filter, a flushed line and a sanitized bin before the next arrival. - [Winter Park](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/winter-park/) - [Windermere](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/windermere/) - [Dr. Phillips](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/dr-phillips/) - [Bay Hill](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/bay-hill/) - [Lake Nona](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/lake-nona/) - [Heathrow](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/heathrow/) - [Celebration](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/celebration/) [Miami / South Florida](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/) FL · 47 areas Many South Florida condo associations ask for a braided supply line and a working shutoff behind the ice maker, so this service replaces old plastic tubing, tests the stop valve and leaves the owner with a valve that closes when they travel. - [Brickell](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/brickell/) - [Coconut Grove](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/coconut-grove/) - [Coral Gables](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/coral-gables/) - [Pinecrest](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/pinecrest/) - [Key Biscayne](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/key-biscayne/) - [Aventura](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/aventura/) - [Sunny Isles Beach](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/sunny-isles-beach/) - [Bal Harbour](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/bal-harbour/) - [Miami Beach](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/miami-beach/) - [Golden Beach](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/golden-beach/) - [Weston](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/weston/) - [Boca Raton](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/boca-raton/) - [Palm Beach](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/palm-beach/) [New York Metro](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/) NY · 75 areas New York's reservoir water tastes clean, so a filter here is mainly about the building's own pipes, and older buildings with sediment after main work or riser repairs are where a fresh filter and a flushed supply line make the clearest difference. - [Upper East Side](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-east-side/) - [Upper West Side](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-west-side/) - [Tribeca](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/tribeca/) - [SoHo](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/soho/) - [Greenwich Village](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/greenwich-village/) - [Battery Park City](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/battery-park-city/) - [Brooklyn Heights](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/brooklyn-heights/) - [Park Slope](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/park-slope/) - [DUMBO](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/dumbo/) - [Forest Hills](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/forest-hills/) - [Great Neck](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/great-neck/) - [Southampton](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/southampton/) - [Scarsdale](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/scarsdale/) [Houston](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/) TX · 36 areas After a Houston boil-water notice, every ice maker in the affected area needs its ice thrown out, its filter replaced and its line flushed, and this service does all three and sanitizes the bin so the next ice is safe to use. - [River Oaks](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/river-oaks/) - [Memorial](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/memorial/) - [Tanglewood](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/tanglewood/) - [Greater Heights](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/greater-heights/) - [Kingwood](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/kingwood/) - [Bellaire](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/bellaire/) - [Bunker Hill Village](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/bunker-hill-village/) - [Piney Point Village](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/piney-point-village/) - [Hunters Creek Village](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/hunters-creek-village/) - [Sugar Land](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/sugar-land/) - [Cinco Ranch](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/cinco-ranch/) - [The Woodlands](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/the-woodlands/) - [West University](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/west-university/) [Chicago](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/) IL · 50 areas Chicagoland homes in older neighborhoods sit on lead service lines the city is still replacing, and a filter rated for lead, changed on time, is the part of this service owners there ask about most, along with braided line in place of old plastic tubing. - [Lincoln Park](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lincoln-park/) - [Near North Side](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/near-north-side/) - [West Loop / Near West Side](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/west-loop-near-west-side/) - [Wilmette](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/wilmette/) - [Winnetka](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/winnetka/) - [Glencoe](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/glencoe/) - [River Forest](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/river-forest/) - [Oak Park](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/oak-park/) - [Hinsdale](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/hinsdale/) - [Lake Forest](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lake-forest/) - [Highland Park](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/highland-park/) - [Gold Coast](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/gold-coast/) - [Lakeview](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lakeview/) [Los Angeles](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/) CA · 95 areas Earthquakes are why a Los Angeles ice maker's supply should be a flexible braided line with enough slack, and this service replaces rigid or brittle tubing, fits a quarter-turn shutoff and changes the filter that hard water has loaded. - [Beverly Hills](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/beverly-hills/) - [Bel Air](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/bel-air/) - [Holmby Hills](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/holmby-hills/) - [Brentwood](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/brentwood/) - [Pacific Palisades](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pacific-palisades/) - [Santa Monica](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/santa-monica/) - [Hancock Park](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/hancock-park/) - [Studio City](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/studio-city/) - [Calabasas](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/calabasas/) - [Manhattan Beach](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/manhattan-beach/) - [Palos Verdes Estates](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/palos-verdes-estates/) - [Pasadena](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pasadena/) - [San Marino](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/san-marino/) - [Malibu](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/malibu/) [San Diego](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/) CA · 31 areas San Diego's imported water leaves filters loaded with fine sediment and its hard minerals pass straight through them, so this service pairs a new filter with a flushed line and, where the owner wants it, advice on a softener ahead of the ice maker. - [La Jolla](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/la-jolla/) - [Carmel Valley](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/carmel-valley/) - [Point Loma](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/point-loma/) - [Del Mar](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/del-mar/) - [Rancho Santa Fe](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/rancho-santa-fe/) - [Coronado](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/coronado/) - [Encinitas](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/encinitas/) - [Solana Beach](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/solana-beach/) [San Francisco Bay Area](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/) CA · 74 areas The Bay Area's soft, chloramine-treated water gives ice a faint chemical taste once a filter is spent, so a filter change and a flushed line fix most taste complaints, and an old saddle valve is swapped for a proper shutoff at the same visit. - [Pacific Heights](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/pacific-heights/) - [Presidio Heights](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/presidio-heights/) - [Russian Hill](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/russian-hill/) - [Noe Valley](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/noe-valley/) - [Sea Cliff](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/sea-cliff/) - [Hillsborough](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/hillsborough/) - [Atherton](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/atherton/) - [Woodside](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/woodside/) - [Palo Alto](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/palo-alto/) - [Los Altos Hills](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/los-altos-hills/) - [Tiburon](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/tiburon/) - [Piedmont](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/piedmont/) - [Marina](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/marina/) For the heart of your home. ## Questions about the water filter and supply line service. ### How often should the ice maker filter be changed? Most makers suggest every six months, or sooner when the indicator comes on or the flow at the dispenser slows. A filter well past its date can harbor bacteria and slows the fill enough to make small, hollow cubes. ### After changing the filter, the ice maker stopped working. Why? The new filter may not be fully seated, which blocks the water, or there is air in the line that needs flushing. Remove it and push it back in until it locks, then run a few glasses of water from the dispenser, or follow the flushing steps in your guide. A filter that is not an exact fit for the housing can also stop the flow. ### Is a clear plastic water line safe to keep behind the appliance? Plastic lines harden and crack with age, and they kink easily when the appliance is pushed back. A braided stainless line with good fittings lasts far longer and is a small cost next to a leak under a floor. ### What should I do if water is leaking from the line behind the appliance? Close the shutoff valve for the line, often under the sink or low on the wall behind, and keep clear of any outlet or cord in the water. If you need to cut the power, switch the breaker off only from a dry panel away from the leak, then dry what you can reach and book the repair. --- **[Read on the site: Water Filter and Supply Line Service | IceMakerRepair.center](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/water-filter-and-supply-line-service/)** **[Book a visit with IceMakerRepair.center](https://icemakerrepair.center/schedule/)**