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Ice Service
Icemaker Water Line
Installation Requirements
You will need a shutoff valve, two
t/4"
OD
compression nuts, two
compression sieeves and enough
1/4" O, D copper tubing to connect
refrigerator to water source (Your
Sears Store or Catalog Sales Ofice
has a kit available with a saddle-
type shutoff valve and copper
tubing, Before purchasing, make
sure a saddle-type valve compiles
with your local plumbing codes )
CAUTION:
Do not instal! icemaker
tubing in areas where temperatures
fall below freezing.
1. Find a 3/8"
to 1" 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 Fromthe water pipe
2. Measure from INLET on rear of
refrigerator to water pipe Add 7
feet to allow for moving refrigerator
for cleaning
This is the length of
1/4" OD
copper tubing you will
need for the job (length from water
valve to water pipe PLUS 7 feet)
Be sure both ends of copper tubing
are cut square,
3. Turn OFF main water supply
Turn on nearest faucet long enough
to clear line of water_
CAUTION: When using any
e!ectrica! device {suchas a power
drill) to facilitate installation, be
sure the device is insulated or
wired in a manner to 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
PIPE
SHUTOFF
PIPE
5. Fasten shutoff valve to cold water
pipe with pipe clamp Be sure inlet
end issolidly in 3/16"
drilled hole
in water pipe and washer is under
pipe damp
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 isused Now you are
ready to connect the copper tubing,
SHUTOFF
I_
VALV_
PACKING
/
NUT
OUTLET
VALVE
T
COMPRESSION
COMPRESS|ON
SLEEVE
6. Slip compression sleeve and
compression nut on copper tubing
as shown above, insert end of
tubing into outlet end squarely as far
as itwill 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
shutoffvalve on water pipe You are
now ready to connect other end of
1/4" copper tubing to water valve
on back of refrigerator
ways to
|
connect
to water
=
supply
Through floor
lo basement
cold water p_pe
Under sinkto
Through wall
In crawl
cold wa_er
to utility room
space ueder
pipe
cold water" pipe
house
t/4"
TUBETO
SHUTOFF
VALVE
NUT
_EFRIGEF_ATOR
CONNECTION
7. Your model has a water valve
compression fitting coming through
the rear wall of the refrigerator_
Assemble compression nuton
compression fitting as shown above,
Insert end of tubing into connector
and tighten compression nut. Be sure
end of tubing issquare in connector
and is inserted as far as itwill go, Do
not overtighten. Be sure there is
enough extra tubing (coiled into
three turns of about 10" diameter) to
allow refrigerator to move out from
wail 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
10. 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 filter isan
optional part at extra cost and is
available from the Sears Service
Center Order Fiiter No. 978488
and instal! at the inlet water tube
connection,
11. Water Pressure Limitations:
Not below (15 PSI,) or above
(125 PS 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 wilf be flushed out
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