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How Much is It to Install a Fridge Water Line?

Most plumbers will not have a set cost to install a water line for an ice maker. Instead, they will charge for the job based on their hourly rate, which means that the complexity of the job will determine the cost. Luckily, installing a water line for a fridge is a relatively easy thing for a professional plumber to do compared to many other home plumbing projects.

In most cases, the plumbers will tap into a nearby water pipe to make a line going off for the fridge to source water for the ice maker. This is normally about an hour job, meaning that whatever your local plumber charges as an hourly rate is usually the approximate cost of the project. Plumber hourly rates can vary a lot based on geography, but are typically $50-150/hr.

However, every home (and refrigerator for that matter) is different, which means that additional work may need to be done to get water going where it should. If there isn’t a conveniently located pipe, additional pipe may need to be run to get water near the fridge’s location. This is typically only an issue when the kitchen layout has been changed after the house was originally built but may also occur in older home or those with non-traditional layouts. Additionally, some high-end fridge models are more difficult to work with, complicating matters with added requirements for the water line that feeds the internal water filtration systems for their ice makers.

In cases where faulty or failing plumbing is discovered while running the line, the plumber may recommend that this be fixed as part of the job. Sometimes new building code requirements require that a licensed plumber update old plumbing that they find, which violates these new laws. In those cases, the cost of the project will almost certainly be higher.

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Putting in a New Sink Yourself