GE 14 Use And Installation Manual page 18

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
coiled into 3 turns of about 10" diameter) to
allow the refrigerator to move out from the wall
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.
18
(continued)
Compression nut
Saddle type
shutoff valve
Packing nut
Ferrule
Outlet valve
(sleeve)
a. Remove the plastic flexible cap from the
water valve.
1/4" Copper
tubing
b. Place the
compression nut
and ferrule (sleeve)
onto the end of the
tubing as shown.
c. Insert the end of
the copper tubing
into the water
valve connection
Compression nut
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. 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
clamp
Ferrule
(sleeve)
1/4"
Refrigerator connection