Ice Service - Sears Kenmore Refrigerator Owner's Manual

Ice Service
Icemaker Water Line
installation Requirements
You will need a shutoffvafve, lwo
1/4" OD, compression nuts, two
compression sleeves and enough
1/4" O D copper tubing to connect
refrigerator to water source.. (Your
Sears Store or Catalog Sales Office
has a kit available with a saddle-
type shutoff valve and copper
tubing, Before purchasing, make
sure a saddle-type valve complies
with your local plumbing codes)
CAUTION: Do not install icemaker
tubing in areas where temperatures
fall below freezing
1. Find a 3/8" to t" vertical COLD
water pipe near the refrigerator
When it is necessary to connect into
a horizontal 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.
2. Measure from INLET on rear of
refrigerator to water pipe Add 7
feet to allow for moving refrigerator
for cleaning This is the length of
t/4" ODr copper tubing you will
need for the job (length from water
valve to water pipe PLUS 7 feet)
Be sure both ends of copper tubing
are cut square
3. Turn OFF main water supply
Turn on nearest faucet long enough
to clear line of water.
CAUTION: When using any
electrical device (such as a power
drill) to facilitate installation, be
sure the device is insulated or
wired in a manner to prevent the
hazard of electrical shock..
4o Using a grounded drill, drill a
3/16" hole in the vertical cold
water pipe you have selected
PIPE
SHUTOFF
VALVE,
klNLET
END
VERTICAL
COLD WATER
I PiPE
5. Fasten shutoff valve to cold water
pipe with pipe clamp, Be sure inlet
end is solidty in 3/t6" drilled hole
in water pipe and washer is under
pipe clamp Tighten packing nuL
Tighten pipe clamp screws carefully
and evenly so washer makes a
watertight connection Do not
overtighten or you may crush
copper tubing, especially if soft
copper tubing is used,,Now you are
ready to connect the copper tubing,
SHUTOFF
VALy
PACKING NUT /
OUTLET
VALVE
COMPRESSION
COMPRESSION
SLEEVE i
6. Slip compression sleeve and
compression nut on copper tubing
as shown above, Insert end of
tubing into outlet end squarely as far
as it wilt go., Screw compression nut
|o outlet end with adjustable
wrench, Do not overtighten. Turn
ON main water supply and flush out
tubing until water is clear Turn OFF
shutoff valve on water pipe. You are
now ready to connect other end of
t/4" copper tubing to water valve
on back of refrigerator
Typical
ways to
connect
to water
supply
Through floor
1o basemenl
cold waler pipe
Under sink to
cold wa_er
pipe
Through watl
_outility room
cold woler pipe
In c_awf
space under
_ouse
I/4" TUBE TO SHUTOFF
VALVE
NUT
TU61NG
CLAMP
REFRIGERATOR CONNECTION
7. Your model has a water valve
compression fitting coming through
the rear wall of the refrigerator
Assemble compression nut on
compression fitting as shown above
Insert end of tubing into connector
and tighten compression nut Be sure
end of tubing is square in connector
and is inserted as far as it will go Do
not overtighten Be sure there is
enough extra tubing (coiled into
three turns of about 10" diameter)to
allow refrigerator to move out from
walt after installation Secure tubing
in metal clamp at top right corner of
compressor compartment cover
8. Turn shutoff valve ON TIGHTEN
ANY CONNECTIONS OR NUTS
THAT LEAK
9. Copper tubing may now be
fastened to baseboard
I0. "Yourice cubes can onty be as
fresh-tasting as the water that
produces them. That's why it is a
good idea to purify the water with
a water filter The water filter is an
optional part at extra cost and is
available from the Sears Service
Center Order Filter No 978488
and install at the inlet water tube
connection.
11. Water Pressure Limitations:
Not below ( 15 F'S I:) or above
(125 PSI) Ira problem occurs,
call your UIility Company
IMPORTANT: it may take up to 24
hours for your icemaker to begin
producing ice
The first few batches of ice cubes
should be thrown away, so that
remaining impurities in the water
line will be flushed ouL
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