GE 19 Use And Care & Installation Manual page 22

WATER LINE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
3
ROUTE THE COPPER TUBING BETWEEN THE
COLD WATER LINE AND THE REFRIGERATOR.
Route the tubing through a hole drilled in the
floor or wall (behind the refrigerator or adjacent
base cabinet) as close to the wall as possible. Be
sure there is sufficient extra tubing (about 8 feet
[244 cm] coiled into 3 turns of about 10" [25 cm]
diameter) to allow the refrigerator to move out
from the wall after installation.
4
CONNECT THE COPPER TUBING TO THE
SHUTOFF VALVE.
Place the compression
nut and ferrule (sleeve)
onto the end of the
tubing and connect it
to the shutoff valve.
Make sure the tubing
is fully inserted into
the valve. Tighten the
compression nut securely.
5
TURN ON THE WATER AND FLUSH OUT
THE TUBING.
a. Turn the main water supply on and flush out
the tubing until the water is clear.
b. Shut the water off at the water valve after
about one quart of water has been flushed
through the tubing.
6
CONNECT THE COPPER TUBING TO THE
REFRIGERATOR.
Before making the connection to the
refrigerator, be sure the refrigerator power
cord is not plugged into the wall outlet.
We recommend installing a water filter
(available at Service and Parts Centers) if your
water supply has sand or particles that could
clog the screen of the refrigerator's water valve.
Install it in the water line near the refrigerator.
a. Remove the plastic flexible cap from the
water valve.
b. Place the compression nut and ferrule
(sleeve) onto the end of the tubing as shown.
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Compression Nut
Saddle-Type
Shutoff
Valve
Packing
Nut
Outlet
Ferrule
Valve
(Sleeve)
(continued)
c. Insert the end of the copper tubing into the
water valve connection as far as possible. While
holding the tubing, tighten the fitting.
d. Fasten the
copper tubing
into the clamp
provided to hold
it in a vertical
position. You may
need to pry open
the clamp.
7
TURN THE WATER ON AT THE
SHUTOFF VALVE.
Tighten any connections that leak.
8
PLUG THE REFRIGERATOR POWER CORD
INTO A GROUNDED ELECTRICAL OUTLET.
9
SET THE ICEMAKER FEELER ARM TO THE ON
(DOWN) POSITION.
The icemaker will not begin to operate until
it reaches its operating temperature of 15˚F.
(-9°C.) or below. It will then begin operation
automatically if the icemaker is in the ON
(down) position.
NOTE: The icemaker may double-cycle when it
first starts, causing some water spillage from the
icemaker into the ice bucket. This is normal and
should not happen again. The first few batches of
cubes should be thrown away, so that remaining
impurities in the water line will be flushed out.
10
MOVE THE REFRIGERATOR BACK TO
THE WALL.
Arrange the coil of copper tubing so that it does
not vibrate against the back of the refrigerator or
against the wall.
Tubing
1/4" Copper
Clamp
Tubing
1/4"
Compression
Nut
Refrigerator Connection
Ferrule
(Sleeve)