Ice Service - Kenmore 3639557820 Owner's Manual

Ice Service
Icemaker Water Line
Installation Requirements
You will need a shutoff valve, two
1/4" OD compression nuts, two
compression sleeves and enough
1/4" O,D_ copper tubing to connect
refrigerator to water source, (Your
Sears Store or Catalog Sales Office
has a kit available with a saddb-
type shutoff valve and copper
tubing. Before purchasing, make
sure a saddle-type valve complies
with your local plumbing codes)
CAUTION: Do not install icemaker
tubing in areas where temperatures
fall below freezing
1, Find a 3/8" (10 ram) to I"
(25 mm) vertical COLD water pipe
near the refrigerator 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 from the water pipe
2. Measure from INLET on rear
of refrigerator to water pipe, Add
7' (2 m) to allow for moving
refrigerator for cleaning. This is the
length of 1/4" O D. copper tubing
you will need for the job (length
from water valve to water pipe
PLUS 7' [2 m]) Be sure both ends
of copper tubing are cut square_
3. Turn OFF main water supply
Turn on nearest Faucet fang enough
to clear fine of water
CAUTION: When using any
electrical device (such as a power
drill) to facilitate installation, be
sure the device is insulated or wired
in a manner Io prevent the hazard
of electrical shock
4. Using a grounded drill, drill a
3/16" hole in the vertical cold
water pipe you have selected,
Typical
ways to
connect
to water
supply
Through floor
to basemenl
cold wa_er pipe
PIPE
WASHER
SHUTOFF
VALVE
I PIPE
5_ Fasten shutoff valve to cold water
pipe with pipe clamp, Be sure inlet
end is solidly in 3/t 6" drilled hole
in water pipe and washer is under
pipe clamp, Tighten packing nut,
Tighten pipe clamp screws carefully
and evenly so washer makes a
watertight connection, Do not
overtighten or you may crush
copper tubing, especially if soft
copper tubing is used Now you are
ready to connect the copper tubing
SHUTOFF
VALVE
_
PACKING NUT /
OUTLET
VALVE
i
COMPRESSION
SLEEVE
6o Slip compression sleeve and
compression nut on copper tubing
as shown above, insert end of
tubing into outlet end squarely as far
as it will go, Screw compression nut
to outlet end with adjustable
wrench Do not overtighten, Turn
ON main water supply and flush out
tubing until water is clear, Turn OFF
shutoff valve on water pipe You are
now ready to connect other end of
1/4" copper tubing to water vatve
on back of refrigerator,
Under sink to
cold water
pipe
Throughwall In crawl
to utility room space under
cold water pipe house
1/4" TUBETO SHUTOFF
VALVE
1/4" COMPRESSION
NUT
TUB|NG
CLAMP
REFRIGERATORCONNECTION
7. The water valve (supplied in the
icemaker kit, if not already on your
model) has a compression fitting
protruding through the compressor
compartment cover at the rear
of the refrigerator, Assemble
compression nut on compression
fitting as shown above Insert end
of tubing into connector and tighten
compression nut, Be sure end of
tubing is square in connector and
is inserted as far as it will go Do not
overtighten, Be sure there is enough
extra tubing (coiled into three turns
of about 10" [25 cm] diameter) to
allow refrigerator to move out from
wall after installation Secure tubing
in metal clamp at top right corner of
compressor compartment cover,
8. Turn shutoff valve ON TIGHTEN
ANY CONNECTIONS OR NUTS
THAT LEAK.
9_ Copper tubing may now be
fastened to baseboard.
10o Your ice cubes can only be as
fresh-tasting as the water that
produces them That's why it is a
good idea to purify the water with
a water filter The water Filteris an
optional part at extra cost and is
available from the Sears Service
Center, Order Filter No 978488
and install at the inlet water tube
connection
11. Water Pressure Limitations:
Not below 15 PS.I. or above
125 P.S,I, if a problem occurs, call
your Utility Company
IMPORTANT: It may take up to 24
hours for your icemaker to begin
producing ice
The first few batches of ice cubes
should be thrown away, so that
remaining impurities in the water
line will be flushed ouL
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