Connecting The Water Supply
Toconnect the water supplyto the rearof your refrigerator:
1
2
Plastic
Water
Tubing
to ice Maker
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Ensure that the refrigerator
is not plugged
in.
Flush the supply line until water is clear by placing
the end of the copper
tube
in a sink or bucket and opening
the shut-off valve,
3
Unscrew
the plastic cap from the water valve inlet at
the rear of your refrigerator,
Discard the cap,
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4
Slide the brass compression
nut, then the ferrule
Brass
(sleeve)
onto copper tube.
5
Push the copper
tube into water valve inlet as far as it
will go (1/4 inch),
6
Slide the ferrule
(sleeve)
into valve and finger-tighten
water line
the compression
nut onto valve. Tighten
another
half
turn with a wrench.
Do not over-tighten.
Water Valve
7
Secure the copper tube to your refrigerator's
rear panel
with a steel clamp and screw (see illustration).
8
Coil the excess copper
tubing (about 2½ turns) behind
your refrigerator
as shown, Arrange
coiled tubing to
avoid vibration
or wear against other surfaces,
9
Open water supply shut-off valve and tighten
any
connections
that leak,
water line
from household water Suj
(include enough tubing in loop to allow
moving refrigerator out for cleaning,)