Whirlpool ET22PKXDN00 Use And Care Manual page 13

22’ to 25’ no-frost top freezer refrigerator
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Connecting
to water
line
1. Find a %-inch to 1 X-inch vertical COLD water pipe
near the refrigerator.
NOTE: Horizontal pipe will work, but the following
precaution must be taken: Drill on the top side of the
pipe, not the bottom. This will help keep water away
from the drill. This also keeps normal sediment from
collecting in the valve.
2. Measure from connection
on rear of refrigerator to
water pipe. Add 7 feet (2.1 m) to allow for moving
refrigerator for cleaning. This is the length of %-inch
O.D. copper tubing you will need for the job (length
from connection
to water pipe PLUS 7 feet [2.1 ml).
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.
4. Using a grounded drill, drill a %-inch hole on the cold
water pipe you have selected.
5. Fasten shut-off valve to cold water pipe with pipe
clamp. Be sure outlet end is solidly in the %-inch
drilled hole in the water pipe and that washer is
under the pipe clamp. Tighten packing nut. Tighten
the pipe clamp screws carefully and evenly so
washer makes a watertight seal. Do not overtighten
or you may crush the copper tubing, especially if soft
(coiled) copper tubing is used. Now you are ready to
connect the copper tubing.
6. Slip compression
sleeve and compression
nut on
copper tubing as shown in diagram. Insert end of
tubing into outlet end squarely as far as it will go.
Screw compression
nut onto outlet end with adjust-
able wrench. Do not over-tighten. Turn ON main
water supply and flush out tubing until water is clear.
Turn OFF shut-off valve on the water pipe. Coil
copper tubing.
Connecting
to refrigerator
(On kit models, assemble water valve to refrigerator
per kit instructions.)
Route the copper tubing through
the tube clamp provided as shown at left. Connect
the %-inch copper tube from the shut-off valve to the
water valve at the lower, left rear of cabinet. Remove
tape label from valve inlet and insert tubing until it
bottoms out (approximately
% inch). Tighten nut by
hand as much as possible; then turn the nut an
additional l/2 turn using a wrench. Do not over-tighten.
Turn shut-off
valve ON. CHECK FOR LEAKS.
-- TIGHTEN ANY CONNECTIONS
(INCLUDING
CONNECTIONS
AT THE VALVE) OR NUTS THAT
LEAK.
3. The ice maker is equipped with a built-in water
strainer. If local water conditions require periodic
cleaning, or a well is your source of water supply, a
second water strainer should be installed in the X-inch
water line. Obtain a water strainer from your nearest
appliance dealer. Install at either tube connection.
4. Reconnect electrical supply to refrigerator.
12
Vertical
cold
water pipe
\q
, Washer
%-inch O.D. copper
tubing
(length from
Inlet on rear of refrig-
erator to water pipe
plus 7 feet [2.1 m])
sleeve
Compression
nut
l
Controls
water supply
TO REFRIGERATOR
+
Copper
/tubing
clamp
II
. .
Mounting
screw
'Copper
tubing
Water Inlet
fitting
\
Water valve

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