They make the reinforced plastic lines for sinks and such. One of
those should work with the right fittings to adapt each end. I would
guess that if you got 25 years out of one, you would be lucky. The
copper tube is something that you don't have to worry about. Most
home despot type stores also have the SS braid lines. Those should
be ok too, but the liner is very thin walled.
Copper or hose, if you get one long enough to make one coil in the
center, then someone like you can pull the unit out and not break off
the line.
One other option is to buy a length of high pressure hose (3/8) and
slide it over a 2-3" stump of copper tube at each end and put hose
clamps on it. You don't need the high pressure, but high pressure
hose has extra reinforcement and lasts longer than low pressure hose.
(400 to 500 PSI is enough) Even hose rated 250 psi would do.
Transmission oil cooler hose from McParts should work fine. I think
it is rated about 250 and is made for hot operating conditions.
1000psi plastic hose is hard to work with. I would avoid that.
Stick with a black rubber hose.
Funny we were talking about broken dishwashers just the other day...
My 25 year old Kitchenaid started making ugly noises and in
diagnosing I managed to break the hard water line that feeds the
machine. I didn't realize it was a hard line and tried to pull the
unit out which you obviously can't do...
Its about a 3/8" soft copper line with flare fittings. I'm wondering
if people are using soft lines for this considering its a hot water
line. It'd certainly be easier to run a soft line than a hard line
plus I don't have a flair tool.
-Curt
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