GE GSH25JSRISS Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 18

Installation Instructions
INSTALLING THE WATER LINE (cont.)
[] FASTEN THE SHUTOFF VALVE
Fasten the shutoff _al_e to the cold water pipe with
the pipe clamp.
PipeClamp --_
Saddle-Type J -VerticalCold
Shutoff Valve Water Pipe
NOTE: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plmnbing
Codes 248CMR shall be adhered to. Saddle wflves
are illegal and use is not permitted in Massachusetts.
Consult with wmr licensed i)lmnber.
[]
TIGHTEN THE PIPE CLAMP
Tighten tile clamp screws until tile sealing washer
begins to swell.
NOTE: Do not overtighten or you mav c_ush tile
tubing.
Washer
Pipe Clamp __
! J
Clamp Screw--
[] ROUTE THE TUBING
Route tile tubing between tile cold water line and
tile refl'igera tot.
Route tile tubing through a hole drilled in tile wall
or floor
(behind tile refrigerator
or a@_cent
base
cabinet) as close to the wall as possible,
NOTE: Be sm'e there is sufficient extra tubing
(about 8' [2.4 m] coiled into 3 tm'ns of about 10"
[25 cm] diameter) to allow tile refl'igerator to move
out fi'om the wall after installation.
[] CONNECT THE TUBING
TO THE VALVE
Place the compression nut and teHule (sleexe) for
coI)per tubing onto tile end of tile tubing and
connect it to tile shutoff xalxe.
Make sure tile tubing is flflly inserted into tile valve.
Tighten the compression nut secm'elv.
For plastic tubing fl'om a GE Sn/art(_onnect
TM
Refl'igerator Tubing kit, insert tile molded end
of the tubing into the shutoff wflve and tighten
compression nut tmtil it is hand tight, then tighten
one additional turn with a wrench. Overtightening
Ill}IV Ca/ISe
leaks.
,ressi0nNut
Saddle-Type
Shutoff Valve SmartC0nnect _
Tubing
PackingNut --
Outlet Valve --
--
Ferrule (sleeve}
NOTE: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Phtml)ing
Codes 248CMR shall be adhered to. Saddle wdves
are illegal and use is not permitted in Massachusetts.
Consult with yore" licensed l_lmnl)e_:
[] FLUSH OUT THE TUBING
Turn tile main water supply on and flush out tile
tubing tmtil tile water is clear.
Shut tile water off at tile water valve after about
one quart (l liter) of water has been flushed
through tile tubing.
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