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Water Supply - Whirlpool uki1500axx Installation Instructions Manual

Automatic ice maker kit in side by side refrigerators

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17. Returntothefreezercompartmentandstartthe2upper
23. Positionthefreezershelfsothatitisapproximately
icemakermountingscrews "A" on the leftwall (seefigure J).
33A '' belowthe bottomof the icemaker (seefigure K).
On23cubicfootcounterdepthmodeis,connectthelongestice
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makerwireharnessto the icemakerhead (seefigure H). On
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marker arm in
21,23and25cubicfootmodels,connecttheshortericemaker
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tie
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down "On"
harnessto the ice makerhead (see figure H).
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sleeveunder
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clip as shown
ice makerhead
arm
Figure H
Figure K
18. Connecttheicemakerwireharnesstotheconnector
24. tnstalltheicebinontopofthefreezershelf.
inthe rearof the freezer wall (seefigure I).
25. Turn the icemakeron b_
the ice makerarm
(seefigure K).
Turn plastic
Pushplastic
armto disired
sensorarm
ice level.
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t Makesure the fill
inward.
Connectharnessto
tube is in the fill
rearof cabinet
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26. To select the ice levelin the bin, pushinwardon the
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plasticsensorarm and rotatethe arm tothe desired
19. Hang the icemakeron the 2 upper icemaker mounting
levelof bin capacity.
screws andverify that the fill tube is positionedin the
CON NECTING THE WATER VALVE TO THE
icemakerfill cup. (see
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J). Icemakermounting
WATER SUPPLY
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J
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screws"A"
1. All installationsmustbe inaccordancewith local
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plumbingcoderequirements.
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2. Coppertubing(1/4" O.D.) anda manualshut-offvalve
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can be purchasedfrom localhardwarestores.
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3.
DO NOT USE PLASTICTUBINGOR PLASTIC
FITTINGSbecausethe connectionsbetweenthe
water supply andthe refrigeratorwater valve inlet is
underconstantpressure. Also,certain types of
Adjustment
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plasticstubingmay becomebrittlewith ageand
screw
Bottommounting
Makesure the fill
screw "A"
tube is in the fill cuo
may crack,resultingin waterleakage.
Figure J
NOTE:
When usingnon-filtered wellwater,it is
20. Installthe bottom screwandtightenall icemaker
advisable touse a filterinthe watersupplyline.
mounting screws.
This eliminates all possibilityofsmall particles
from enteringthe watervalve.
21. Verifythatthe ice makeris level. If not, loosenthe
adjustmentscrewandthe 3 icemakermountingscrews.
4. Find a 3/8" to 1"vertical COLDwater pipe near the
(seefigureJ). Leveltheicemaker andtightenall screws,
refrigerator. Water pressuremust be between20
and 120p.s.i. Vertical pipe is preferable, but a
22. Checkonce aeainthatthe fill tube is Positionedinthe
horizontal pipewill work. Ifa horizontalis used,
ice makerfill cut).
installthe shut-offvalve on the TOP or the SIDE of
the pipe,not on the bottom.
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