How do I fit these two hoses together?

Brimble

Help! We just had a new fridge freezer delivered. Both old and new have a water dispenser / ice maker, so we assumed that would be a simple switch from one to the other, however the connections between the two are totally different and now we have no running water at all until we can get it connected (as the inlet going to the old freezer is just a pipe from the wall, there is no tap or valve or anything, so when the mains is on that pipe flows, and there doesn't seem to be any tap etc to turn it off).

Connecting the fridge to the filter outlet is very easy, but I can't connect the mains hose to the filter inlet because it won't fit. I suspect the solution will be to link the mains hose to a smaller hose the same size as the fridge inlet hose, then it will fit the filter.

I've posted a few pictures at this link to show the problem:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/gsogfkvwljm959fiy1wo5/ALNTpXwEkTRFbZMoh-1fWL4?rlkey=lvvxlggeqnjarmx0teopxves0&st=0hjsbuci&dl=0

01 & 02: The inlet connection coming from the wall. The main hose body is much fatter than the fridge hose, so it won't fit the filter.
03: Water filter connection.
04: Fridge connection hose - this is the size I need the water mains hose to be in order to fit into the filter.
05: How do I safely and securely connect these two together?
EDIT: Added:
06: Mains hose going into the wall.
07: Path of mains hose going under kitchen units.

Before anyone says 'get a plumber', I'm perfectly happy to do that if necessary, but I strongly suspect there is just a small piece of equipment that I need to solve the problem, and if so then it seems silly paying someone (and having them travel etc) just to do a 2 minute job.

Any advice gratefully appreciated - TIA.

ThisIsWeird

No idea.

But, go to the wall, and show us where that hose comes from. Then go behind the wall, and see where the supply pipe is. Find the valve, and turn it off.

If there really isn't a valve, then do everything you can to ID who installed that pipe, and I will personally help you to k$^&£&*% ^&*^&$£"! %^&^ out of him.

Oh, and could you provide the make and model of both the old and new FridgeFreezs, please?

oldernonethewiser

Might just be me but can't see the pictures.

I would want to put a valve of some sort on the mains water so you can turn the feed to the fridge off independently of the rest of the water.

Brimble

ThisIsWeird said:

No idea.

But, go to the wall, and show us where that hose comes from. Then go behind the wall, and see where the supply pipe is. Find the valve, and turn it off.

If there really isn't a valve, then do everything you can to ID who installed that pipe, and I will personally help you to k$^&£&*% ^&*^&$£"! %^&^ out of him.

Oh, and could you provide the make and model of both the old and new !!!!!!, please?

Sorry, was silly of me not to include pictures of the mains source at the wall and beyond. I've added pictures 06 and 07 to do that. I can't follow the path fully, as I'd need to remove all of my kitchen cabinets. I suspect it goes to under the main kitchen sink, but we've tried every single tap there and none of them turn this feed off (expect obviously the main tap which turns off all water everywhere).

To explain, I bought this house from a builder about 10 years ago who had built it for his family to live in, which they did for the 7 years before me. That being the case, it seems he cut all sorts of corners!

Old and new fridges do you mean?
Old: Maytag GC2225GEKB
New: Samsung Series 8 RS68A884CB1/EU

To be honest, whilst it is annoying not having a tap to turn off the water to the fridge, I've never needed to do so in the 10 years I've lived here, so if I can get the whole thing connected then I can live with the lack of a tap...

Brimble

oldernonethewiser said:

Might just be me but can't see the pictures.

I would want to put a valve of some sort on the mains water so you can turn the feed to the fridge off independently of the rest of the water.

Yes I would like that too, but to be honest that's very much secondary to just getting the fridge connected - not having the tap means that we've had no water all day, but we can probably cope with that once every 10 years when we get a new FF if it's not easily solved.

oldernonethewiser

I stuck "fridge water line adapter" into a search engine and loads of things came up, maybe worth having a look to see if anything seems suitable.

And I can see the pictures now.

GDB2222

https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00063062/

Any help?

victor2

You need a valve/tap on the pipe before the feed to the filter is connected. Filters typically have to be changed every 6 months. Are you going to turn off the main water supply to the house every time you do that?
My experience with an LG fridge with water supply is that it comes with a connector already fitted to the filter supply pipe, and you just cut the end that goes into the filter to get a suitable length of pipe.

ThisIsWeird

Brimble said:

ThisIsWeird said:

No idea.

But, go to the wall, and show us where that hose comes from. Then go behind the wall, and see where the supply pipe is. Find the valve, and turn it off.

If there really isn't a valve, then do everything you can to ID who installed that pipe, and I will personally help you to k$^&£&*% ^&*^&$£"! %^&^ out of him.

Oh, and could you provide the make and model of both the old and new !!!!!!, please?

Sorry, was silly of me not to include pictures of the mains source at the wall and beyond. I've added pictures 06 and 07 to do that. I can't follow the path fully, as I'd need to remove all of my kitchen cabinets. I suspect it goes to under the main kitchen sink, but we've tried every single tap there and none of them turn this feed off (expect obviously the main tap which turns off all water everywhere).

To explain, I bought this house from a builder about 10 years ago who had built it for his family to live in, which they did for the 7 years before me. That being the case, it seems he cut all sorts of corners!

Old and new fridges do you mean?
Old: Maytag GC2225GEKB
New: Samsung Series 8 RS68A884CB1/EU

To be honest, whilst it is annoying not having a tap to turn off the water to the fridge, I've never needed to do so in the 10 years I've lived here, so if I can get the whole thing connected then I can live with the lack of a tap...

Ah, thanks. So, does pic 7 show the same pipe that was supplying the old fridge? If so, what diameter is it - 10mm? If so, you just need standard 10mm plumbing pushfits.
In which case, with the mains off, you can cut that pipe, shove a support insert into each pipe end, and slot them into an isolating valve.
And then turn your mains back on, and start to live again.
https://spring-clear.co.uk/products/john-guest-10mm-shut-off-valve-ppmsv041010w?variant=42617269715174&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwgJyyBhCGARIsAK8LVLPlMx9xsqYP9FOhQR9KW6cjoSGhxk82grb_78jMin9t0owZ-VBCTrEaAh72EALw_wcB
Then contact Samsung, or read this instructions, on what's needed to connect :-)

Brimble

GDB2222 said:

https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00063062/

Any help?

Nope, that only covers how to do it if you are coming from a normal tap.

Brimble

victor2 said:

You need a valve/tap on the pipe before the feed to the filter is connected. Filters typically have to be changed every 6 months. Are you going to turn off the main water supply to the house every time you do that?
My experience with an LG fridge with water supply is that it comes with a connector already fitted to the filter supply pipe, and you just cut the end that goes into the filter to get a suitable length of pipe.

But what do I ask for? Bearing in mind that I need to get from the bigger water feed pipe to the smaller white pipe? And do I keep that metal connection on the end of the water feed pipe, or do I cut that pipe and remove that?

(And yes I'm happy to turn the water off and pull the fridge out to change the filter - it's a quick and easy job).