Frigidaire 241857202 Use & Care Manual page 6

To Connect Water Supply Line T o Ice Maker
Inlet Valve
1 Disconnect refrigerator from electric power
source.
2 Place end ofwater supply line into sink o r
bucket. Turn O N water supply and flush
supply line until water isclear. Turn O FF
water supply atshutoff valve.
3 Remove plastic cap from water valve i nlet
and discard cap.
Plastic Water Tubing
to Ice Maker
4 If you use copper tubing - Slide brass
compression nut, then ferrule (sleeve)
onto water supply line. Push water supply
line into water valve inlet as far as it
will go (1/4 inch/6.4 mm). Slide ferrule
(sleeve) into valve inlet and finger tighten
compression nut onto valve. Tighten ....
another half turn with a wrench; DO NOT
over tighten. See Figure 1.
If you use stainless steel tubing - The
nut and ferrule are already assembled on
the tubing. Slide compression nut onto
valve inlet and finger tighten compression
nut onto valve. Tighten another half turn
with a wrench; DO NOT over tighten. See
Figure 2.
5 With steel clamp and screw, secure water
supply line (copper tubing only) to rear
panel of refrigerator as shown.
6 Coil excess water supply line (copper
1
tubing only) about 2/2 turns behind
refrigerator as shown and arrange coils so
they do not vibrate or wear against any
other surface.
7 Turn ON water supply at shutoff valve and
tighten any connections that leak.
8 Reconnect refrigerator to electrical power
source.
9 To turn ice maker on, lower wire signal
arm (side mounted) or set the ice maker's
On/Off power switch to the "I" position
(rear mounted).
,Brass
Compression
Nut
eve)
water line
Bracket
lye
Copper water line
from household
water supply
(Include enough tubing in loop to allow
moving refrigerator out for cleaningJ
Figure 1
Plastic Water Tubing
to Ice Maker_ _ Steel
Clamp
Stainless
Steel
water line
_,',_// _ "Water Valve
I ', Bracket
_- Valve Inlet
_- Water Valve
_. Stainless Steel water line
from household water supply
Figure 2