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Installingthe WaterLbe
For Australian
and New Zealand #Tstallation, read these instructions
completely
and carefully.
Before You Begin
IMPORTANT" Government
legislation
and
Codes
in most
States
and Territories
of Australia
require
installation
bv a licensed
plmnber.
The installation
illtlSt conlk)illl
[0 Australian
Standard
AS 3500.1
Water
supply.
_'ater
hammer
(water
banging
in the pipes)
in house
i)lmnbing
can cause
damage
to the
refl'igerator
parts
and lead to water leakage
or
flooding.
Call a qualified
plmnber
to correct
water
hammer
before
installing
the water sui)ply
line to the refl'igerator.
To
prevent
bm'ns and
refl'igerator
damage,
do
not hook
up the water line to the hot water line.
If
you use wmr refl'igerator
before
connecting
the
water
line, make
sm'e the icemaker
power
switch
is set to the 0 position.
Do
not install
the icemaker
tubing
in areas
where
the temperatm'es
fall below
fl'eezing.
Shut Off the Main Water Supply
For models
fitted
with an icemake_;
a water supply
kit (containing
flexible
robing
and fittings)
is
suI_plied
with the refrigerator.
The water pressure
must
be between
138 and
827 kPa on models
without
a water filter
fitted
and between
275 and 827 kPa on models
with
a water
filter
ftted.
Turn
Off the water
and open
a low tap to drain
the
water
fl'om
the pipe.
Complying
with the plmnbing
codes,
install
a
suitable
branch
fitting
(not SUl)plied ) to the cold
water
SUl)l)ly.
Extend
the branch
to a suitable
location
adjacent
to the refl'igerator
when
it is located
in its operating
position.
Terminate
the branch
with a shutoff
valve
(not SUl)plied ) .
IMPORTANT" The shut-off
wdve should
be accessible
(such
as in an ac!jacent
cupboard,
as close
to the
wall as possible)
when
the refl'igerator
is in its
normal
operating
position.
If wmr water
SUl)ply pressure
is higher
than 690 kPa
dm'ing
the day (if so, it mav reach
higher
levels at
night),
install
a suitable
Pressm'e
limiting
wflve
(not supplied),
after the shut-off
valve, inaking
sure
the "fow
arrows"
on the body
of the device
lace the
same
direction
as the water
flow.
If necessary,
assemble
a suitable
fitting
(not
SUl)plied ) to the Ul>stream
end
of the shutoff
valve
(or pressm'e
limiting
valve)
fin" attachment
of the
fitting
SUl)plied
with the water
SUl)ply kit.
NOTE: PTFE tape should
be used fi)r a water
tight
seal when
assembling
all the above
fittings.
Do Bet turn
the water sui)ply
Ou at this time.
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