aullon:
● Eyou use your refrigerator before connecting
the water
tine,
make sure the icemaker feeler
arm is kept in the STOP (up) position.
● Do not
instafl
the icemaker tubing in areas
where temperatures
fd
below freezing.
● When using any electrical device (such as a
power drill) during instigation, be sure the
device is insulated or wired in a manner to
prevent the hazard of electric shock.
●
N1
installations must be in accordance with
local plumbing code requirements.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
● A cold water
suppb
is required for automatic
icemaker operation. The water pressure must
be between 20 and 120
p.s.i.
●
Power
H,
urdess
you have a
seM-piercing
tive.
● Copper tubing, 1/4” outer diameter to
connect the refrigerator to the water supply.
Be sure both ends of the tubing are cut square.
To determine how much copper tubing you
need: measure the distance from the water valve
on the back of the refrigerator to the water
supply pipe. Then add 8 feet Be sure there is
sufficient
e-
tubing (about 8 feet coiled into
3 turns of about 10 inches diameter) to allow the
refrigerator to move out from the wall after
instigation. Do not use plastic tubing or plastic
fittings because the water supply line is under
pressure at
dl
times.
Nso,
certain types of
plastic tubing may become
britie
with age and
crack, resulting in water leakage.
● Shutoff-e to connect to the cold water
he.
The shut-off valve should have a water
inlet with a minimum inside diameter of 5/32”
at the point
of connection to the
COD
WA~R
~E.
Saddletype shut-off valves are included
in many water supply kits. Before purchasing,
make sure a
saddletype valve comphes with
your local plumbing codes.
● Two 1/4” outer diameter compression nuts
and 2
ferrdes
(sleeves) -to connect the
copper tubing to the shutoff valve and the
refrigerator water valve.
.
Eyour
efisting
water
tine
has a flared fitting at
the end, you will need an adapter (available at
plumbing supply stores) to connect the water
tine
to the refrigerator OR-you can cutoff the
flared fitting with a
tube cutter and then use a
compression fitting.
WARRAHW
INFO-TIOH
~s
water
tie
instition
is not
~
tedby
the
retigerator
or icemaker
manficturer.
FOUOW
ti=
_CtiO~
*
to
~
tie
risk of
~ensive
water damage.
—
I
~
SHUT OFF THE
~H
WATER SUPPLY.
I
Turn on the nearest faucet long enough to clear
the
fine
of water.
I
❑
IHSTML THE SHUTOFF
VMVEON
THE
NEAREST FREQUENTLY USED DRINKING
WATER
LINE
Typical ways to corm-to water
mpply
Through
floor Under sink
Through wall to
In
crati
to basement
to cold
utili~
room cold
space under
cold water pipe water pipe
water pipe
house
a.
Choose a location for the valve that is easily
accessible. It is best to connect into the side of
a
vertid
water pipe. When it is necessary to
connect into a
horizonti
water pipe, make the
connection to the top or side, rather than at
the bottom, to avoid drawing off any sediment
from the water pipe.
b. Drill a 1/4” hole in the water pipe, using a
sharp bit Remove any burrs resulting from
drilkg
the hole in the pipe.
@o
not drill a
hole
tithe
valve is a
seti-piercing
type.)
c. Fasten the shutoff
valve to the cold
water pipe with the
pipe clamp.
d.
Tighten the clamp
screws until the
sealing washer
begins to swell. Do
ical
water
not over-tighten or
I
]
pipe
you may crush
the
copper tubing.
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