As you can see, I've been way behind in my responses! Thanks so much everyone for taking the time to help w/ this matter! My contractor says the Wirsbo (or whatever it's called now - hopefully it's not an old stash - ha) is good and he swears doesn't change the taste of the water. Other friends have said that's what most plumbers use now, yada yada. I haven't used the water out of the fridge yet (taken the time to read the fridge's manual and figure out how to get the water and ice and filter going properly, filling up a few gallons of water to flush it out, etc.) but the moment I catch up, I will. Meanwhile, I'm going to cross my fingers and hope this will be good enough. If it's not, well, I'll deal w/ that at the time. If the water tastes funny I'll give that *some* time but I'm not willing to waste several weeks on funny-tasting water so hopefully all will be well. creek side - thanks for sharing your experience w/ Pex. Does it matter that it's not just the fridge line but also w/ the new sink faucet? Hopefully not. He ran it along the unfinished basement ceiling and then it comes up underneath the sink cabinet where he put a shutoff valve. There's no risk of UV light cause even in the basement - as far as I recall - there are only North windows that are darkened from previous owner's covering them w/ some funky old plastic. If we ever finish the basement I may consider covering up better. Assuming the stuff makes it that long. I agree that he was out of line and that at least my contractor should have asked me whether I had a preference. Oh well - I made my feelings known to my contractor without being unnecessarily confrontational. It's amazing how much you learn your first-time doing remodeling! :-o antss - Thanks for the positive feedback about Pex as well as putting the shutoff under the sink. Well, I wasn't THAT clear w/ my contractor - haha - but I surely let him know how I felt about the plumber not discussing it w/ me which hopefully by default was made clear that my CONTRACTOR should have discussed it w/ me. I sense he won't make that mistake again since he appears pretty intelligent and since something similar has happened w/ the electrician once before! There are lots more little decisions to be made and I've been pretty clear w/ him since the Pex issue that in the future I'd like to know whenever one is about to be made. Re. the electrician, one of them decided where my backsplash outlets would go without discussing w/ me first. The electrician originally put in two sets of outlets on either side of the sink (4 in each) and I had him redo it and put in 2 sets on each side of the sink - one closer to the sink and one toward the end of the counter, w/ 2 + 2 instead of 4. I let my contractor know, then, that I found it odd that the electrician hadn't asked me how I wanted the setup to be. *Hopefully* this won't happen anymore (ugh) and hopefully I won't be charged for his having to undo that work. It makes me feel so petty and controlling to complain, even though I know in the end I have every right. aprince - awww, cute name. ;) Yes, I keep reading that about copper. It seems people are 50/50 on the matter, really. Well, take for instance creek side's comment below yours! davidro1 - thanks for the clarification re. Uponor vs. cheap plastic, as well as the importance of making sure it's very secure at the joint! weedmeister - haha thanks for aiding in my confidence! :) antss - yeah, "all can be fine if used properly and appropriately" makes perfect sense. AS LONG AS the water tastes good! creek side - well hopefully (all I can really do is hope at this point) the stuff hasn't been exposed to the sun or you know...bright lights. Here in the NW I doubt the plumber or anyone would have stored it outside, but who knows. davidro1 - you just reminded me that I meant to check the back of the fridge to see if he gave some extra length back there of the Pex. amcook - I seem to recall he used a T joint but I'd better double-check. I remember it looked pretty substantial. Thanks so much for the detailed suggestions/instructions, and for the picture! davidro1 - I'm 99% sure it's not a saddle valve. I'll go look now! Thank you...

We just went thru the same torment of trying to find a 33" wide FD in white w/external water dispenser & ice maker in freezer. We found the GE Profile PFSF2MJXWW at 68 5/8" tall. It just came out in June 2008. We had it delivered/installed 2 weeks ago & love it. The ice bin holds plenty of ice and keeps up just fine for us. We had company for this week & made sure we made ice prior to their visit. The ice maker was able to keep up with the 5 of us during the summer. This model sells for under $1,700. It does not meet the energy star rating. So look at the kwh usage per year. Don't look at the $ per year cost rating on the energy tags as the rates can use the 2005, 2006, 2007 year rates. All in all this fridge will cost us about $9 more per year at PA's 2008 kwh rate then the energy star FD's, but this model was about $1,500 cheaper in cost then the ones that met the energy star rating. Amana & Maytag make similar models that should fit the size of your space too. But we didn't hear good things about these models. LG discountinued their 33" wide. Sears just came out with the FD Trio's at 33" wide but they all have the ice & water dispensers on the fridge door. Check out the link below to GE's site for our fridge. Here is a link that might be useful: GE Profile 33

If you can find a braided hose that small. The connection on the fridge is liable to be a 1/4" fitting, male. Most others I've seen (faucets, DW, washer) are 1/2" or 3/8".

I have well water, a "whole house filter" and an Icon fridge with a filter. My previous house had well water and a GE fridge with no filter, but we had a Culligan reverse osmosis water filtration system. As far as water/ice quality, I've noticed almost no difference from city water - except that well water tastes less "chemically" than my city water did. It is really a water quality issue. Once your well is up and running, you will be able to have the water tested and go from there regarding filters and such. Our new house happens to have a very deep well - over 600 feet down - and has excellent quality water - clear, no iron, low residue so we have great results from any tap. The other issue is water pressure. You want to make sure you will have adequate water pressure for an ice maker/water dispenser (this should really be no problem). Enjoy your well.