So the fridge took a shit and we are having a new one delivered Monday.
Went to bleed out the water line to the ice maker today and when I turned the saddle valve in the basement it began dripping. Either way - left or right, couldn't get the dripping to stop.
I was able to Shut the valve off, removed the hose to the fridge to empty the line, and after the hose emptied it's still leaking a little tiny bit (one drip every couple minutes) from the valve.
I didn't install the saddle valve Originally - it was there already when we moved in and it worked fine for the past 4-5 yrs or so since I hooked the fridge up to it.
My gut tells me to turn off the main water line, open the valve the entire way, dry and wrap with Teflon tape, and put everything back together, pucker up and turn the water back on.
But I'm not a plumber or even a home improvement expert. And my go to home improvement sounding boards are at camp this weekend....
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.