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Installation
Instruction
Preparing the
back of the
cabinet
Read each step thoroughly
before proceeding.
Tools needed:
Phillips-type screwdriver
Blade-type screwdriver
1/4" nutdriver
Sharp knife
Pliers
Step 1
Caution.
Unplug Refrigerator
To
eliminate
danger
of
electric
shock
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during installation,
you must unplug the
1
refrigerator from
its electrical outlet.
Step 2
At bottom of rear of refrigerator,
remove 2 screws holding
compressor compartment cover
and save them for reinstallation
later. Bend cover back for access
to the compartment.
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Remove
step 3
(a) Locate female connector
plug (C) which is attached to
cabinet by a metal clip. Remove
clip by removing screw. Save
screw for mounting the water
valve later. Discard clip.
(b) Plug female connector ontc
male terminals on water valve
(1). Either wire can go on eithe
terminal.
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(c) Fasten water valve to cabinet
edge hole (X) using slotted hex-
head screw that you removed in
Step 3 (a). DO NOT DRILL ANY
ADDITIONAL HOLES.
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(d) Check plastic water line nut on
bottom of water v a h to be
sure
it
is hand tight.
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NOT USE
TOOLS.
Put compressor compartment
cover back in place
so
plastic
.
water line is dlrected out of the
top
of
the Compartment. Replace
screw (A), removed in Step 2.
Note:
On some models, you may
have to use scissors to cut the
compressor compartment cover
just enough to allow the water
valve inlet to stick out
so
the
copper water line can be
connected to it later.
step
4
step 5
Attach water line clamp (10) from
kit to refrigerator for safekeeping
until you connect the house
water line to the icemaker water
valve (see page 17). Drive screw
(E), removed in Step
2, into
cabinet edge through clamp and
hole in compressor cover.
Before the icemaker is operated,
the clamp must attach the copper
water line to the refrigerator to
help avoid undue wear on the
tubing that might cause leaks.
Step 6
Remove small plastic cap (D)
from bottom
of
fill tube inlet
located in upper right rear comer
of refrigerator. Squeeze ends of
hose clamp
(3)
from kit with
pliers and slide clamp over fill
tube inlet. While still squeezing
clamp, insert plastic water line
into inlet as far as it will go
(approximately 1"). Then slide
clamp downward to capture
plastic water line in place.
Make sure fill tube inlet is
aimed down as shown below.
Step 7
Fasten plastic water line to back
of cabinet with adhesive-backed
fasteners (4), spacing fasteners
as shown to take up slack in line.
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Adhesive-backed fasteners
for plastic water line
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