Frigidaire Freezer Use & Care Manual page 13

To Connect Water Supply Line To Ice Maker Inlet Valve:
1. Disconnect appliance from electric power source.
2. Place end of water supply line into sink or bucket. Turn ON water supply and flush supply line
until water is clear. Turn OFF water supply at shutoff valve.
3. Remove plastic cap from water valve inlet and discard cap.
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 (¼ 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 overtighten. See Figure A.
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 overtighten. See Figure B.
Plastic Water
Tubing to Ice
Maker Fill
Tube
(Include enough tubing in loop
to allow moving refrigerator out
Figure A. Copper Water Line Connection
5. With steel clamp and screw, secure water supply line (copper tubing only) to rear panel of
freezer as shown.
6. Coil excess water supply line (copper tubing only), about 2½ turns, behind freezer 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 freezer 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).
 NOTE
Check with your local building authority for recommendations on water lines and associated
materials prior to installing your new freezer. Depending on your local/state building codes, Frigidaire
recommends for homes with existing valves its Smart Choice
ft. Stainless Steel Water Line) and for homes without an existing valve, Frigidaire recommends its
Smart Choice water line kit 5305510264 (with a 20 ft. Copper Water Line with selftapping saddle
®
valve). Please refer to http://frigidaire.stores.yahoo.net for more information.
Steel
Clamp
Brass
Compression
Nut
Ferrule
(Sleeve)
Copper
water line
Water Valve
Bracket
Valve Inlet
Water Valve
Copper water line
from household
water supply
for cleaning.)
CONNECTING WATER SUPPLY
Plastic Water Tubing
to Ice Maker
Fill Tube
6 ft. Stainless Steel water line
from household water supply
Figure B. Stainless Steel Water Line Connection
water line kit 5305513409 (with a 6
®
Steel
Clamp
Stainless
Steel
water Line
Water Valve
Bracket
Valve Inlet
Water Valve
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