LG LRSC21935TT, LRSC21935SW, LRSC21935SB User Manual page 9

Installation
1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Turn OFF main water supply. Turn ON nearest faucet long enough to empty
3. Find a 1/2 - inch to 1-1/4 - inch vertical COLD water pipe near the refrigerator.
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4. To determine the length of copper tubing you will need, measure from the
5. Using a grounded drill, drill a 1/4 - inch hole in the cold water pipe you have
6. Fasten shut - off valve to cold water pipe with pipe clamp. Be sure outlet end
7. Slip compression sleeve and compression nut on copper tubing as shown.
8. Place the free end of the tubing into a container or sink, and turn ON main
water pipes.
Horizontal pipe will work, but the following precaution must be taken: Drill on the top
side of the pipe, not the bottom. This will help keep water away from the drill. This also
keeps normal sediment from collecting in the valve.
connection on the lower left rear of the refrigerator to the water pipe. Add 7
feet (2.1m)to allow for moving refrigerator for cleaning. Use 1/4 -inch O.D.
(outside diameter) copper tubing. Be sure both ends of copper tubing are cut
square.
selected.
is solidly in the 1/4-inch drilled hole in the water pipe and that the washer is
under the pipe clamp. Tighten packing nut. Tighten the pipe clamp screws
carefully and evenly so washer makes a watertight seal. Do not over tighten or
you may crush the copper tubing, especially if soft (coiled) copper tubing is
used. Now you are ready to connect the copper tubing.
Insert end of tubing into outlet end squarely as far as it will go. Screw
compression nut onto outlet end with adjustable wrench. Do not over tighten.
water supply and flush out tubing until water is clear. Turn OFF shut - off valve
on the water pipe. Coil copper tubing.
Packing Nut
Shut Off Valve
Compression Sleeve
Cold Water Pipe
Pipe Clamp
Coil of polyethylene or
Copper Tubing
Compression Nut