I like the compression fitting method, but be aware the tubing material is will probably have more holes appear out of no where so keep your eye on it.
It can most likely be traced back to impurities in the melt that made the billet the tubing was originally extruded from.
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When the new refrig was being installed about 4 or 5 years ago, I recall asking the plumber who was putting in the copper line...Why don't you use a plastic tube instead of that copper tube which is difficult to snake under the cabinets and if it kinks or dents you have a problem?...his response was: no respectable plumber uses plastic. I said...WHY NOT? The latest technology in plumbing is not to use copper but run plastic lines through out the entire home, it is faster to install and there is no chemical reaction with elements in the water. Also you can bend plastic and don't need right angles elbows this makes the head loss much less and the water flow quieter. He just looked at me and gave me the evil eye.
While staring at my workbench and not wanting to make a run to the hardware store to get the couplings....I took the band-aid approach that will probably not work but I said what the hell...I put some 5200 marine sealer on in. If this still leaks I will cut the tube and put the coupling,...a mechanical fix is the correct method, I agree.
At the pin hole cut the tubing and repair it with a 1/4 " compression coupling.
Pfft, what do you know about plumbing
Jim,
I agree re; the plastic, our new house has all Pex pipes, all the pro's you listed, PLUS they expand so less likely to burst a pipe...
Bryan
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