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TYPICAL PLUMBING INSTALLATION WITH WATER SUPPLY KITS WX8X2, WX8X3
and
WX8X4
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INSTAU SHUTOFF VALVE ON NEAREST
FREQUENTLY USED DRINKING WATER UNE.
a. Choose a location for the valve that is easily
accessible. It is best to connect into the side of a
vertical water pipe. 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.
b. Drill a
1/4"
hole in the water pipe, using a
sharp bit. Remove any burrs resulting from
drilling the hole in the pipe.
c. Tighten the clamp screws until the sealing
washer begins to swell.
,
ROUTE COPPER TUBING BETWEEN COLD WATER
W E AND REFRIGERATOR.
Route the tubing through a hole drilled in the
floor (behind the refrigerator or adjacent base
cabinet) as close to the wall as possible. Be sure
there
is
sufficient extra tubing (about 8 feet coiled
into 3 turns of about 10 inches diameter) to allow
the refrigerator to move out from the wall after
installation.
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CONNECT COPPER TUBING TO SHUTOFF VALVE.
Place the compression nut and ferrule onto the
end of the tubing and connect to the shutoff valve.
Make sure the tubing is fully inserted into the
valve. Tighten the compression nut securely.
Q
:
151
CONNECT COPPER TUBING TO REFRIGERATOR.
Before making connection to the
refrigerator, be sure refrigerator power
cord is not plugged into the wall outlet.
a. Turn water on and flush out the tubing, making
certain that all foreign matter is removed from the
line.
b. Shut the water off after about one quart
of
water
has been flushed through the
tubing.
NOTE:
Some localities may have sand or other
foreign matter present in the water supply in such
quantities that they may, in time, collect in the
screen of the water valve attached to the back of
the refrigerator and tend to reduce the water flow
to the icemaker. Where such conditions exist, we
,
recommend that an additional filter
or
strainer be
installed in the line near the refrigerator. If a
screen type strainer is used, it should be 80 mesh
or finer.
c.
Cut off the flared end of the copper tubing and
remove the flare nut from the tubing.
d. Remove the plastic cap from the water valve
and plastic tube assembly.
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