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Installation
Instructions
WHAT YOU WILL NEED (CONT.)
A GE
water
supply kit (comainim_g mbim_g, shmoff
valve a]_d fittJm]gs listed
below)
is available
at extra
cost {]'om your dealer
o1"i}'om Parts amid Accessories,
800.626.2002.
* A cold water
supply.
The water
pressure
midst be
90
= p.s.i.
betwee]/
2
amid 190
(1.4-8.1
bar).
° Power
drill.
* 1/2"
or adjustable
wrench.
* Straight
and Phillips
|]lade
screwdriver.
° Two 1/4"
outer
diameter
compression
nuts and
2 ferrules
(sleeves)--to
com]ect
the copper
ml)im/g to
the sh utolt valve amid the re{rigerator
water valve.
OR
*
_f"
?r()_ are i_sim/g a GE Sma_ tCo / /ect " Refrigerator
Tl_bim/g kit, the m/ecessa])tittim/gs
are preassemb]ed
to
the mbim/g.
* If yore"
existi_]g
copper
water
line
has a flared
fittim/g
at the
end,
you
will m/eed am1adapter
(aw6]ab]e
at
p]m//bing
supply
stores)
to c<mm/ect
the
_ater
]im/e to
the
refrigerator
OR
ytm
Gm
cllt
off the
flared
{]ttim/g
with
a tube
cutter
amid theN/
ilse a compress]ol/
fittim/g.
Do
not
cllt formed
e]/d
f}'om
(;E
SmartCom/m/ect
''_
* Shutoff
valve
to conm/ect
to the
cold
water
]]m/e.
The
s]mtolt
valve
should
]]ave
a water
h/let
with
a
m ira/]m m//
ira/s]de
di am et er of 5 / 24 2" at th e pui m/t (If
com/m/ect]o_/
to the
COLD
WATER
LINE.
Saddle-type
s]mtoff
valves
are
i_]c]uded
im] manly
water
slq:)p]y
]<its.
Be%re
[mrc]]asJm/g,
make
sm'e
a saddle-type
valve
complies
_ith
vollr
local
[)hm/bim/g
codes.
Install
the shutoff
valve on the nearest
frequently
used
drinking
water
line.
[] SHUT OFF THE MAIN WATER
SUPPLY
Turn
on the nearest
tau{'et lung
enuuoh_
t{>clear
the line of water.
[] CHOOSE THE VALVE LOCATION
(2hoose
a location
fi:,r the valve that is easily
accessible.
It is best to connect
into the side of a
vertical
water pipe. When
it is necessary
to connect
into a horizontal
water pipe, make
the connection
to the top or side, rather
than at the bottom,
to
avoid drawing
off any sediment
fl'om the water
pipe.
[] DRILL THE HOLE FOR THE VALVE
Drill
a 1/4"
hole in the water pipe (men if using a
sell2I_iercing,
xalxe),
using
a sharp
bit. Remu_e
any
burrs
resulting
fr{:,m drilling
the hole in the pipe.
Take care not to allow water
to drain
into the drill.
Failure
t{> drill a 1/4"
hole ma) result
in reduced
ice production
or smaller
cubes.
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