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19INSTALLATION
ENGLISH
NOTE
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plumbing
Codes 248CMR shall be adhered to. Saddle
valves are illegal and use is not permitted in
Massachusetts. Consult with your licensed
plumber.
a Pipe Clamp
b Saddle-Type Shutoff Valve
c Vertical Cold Water Pipe
5 Tighten the pipe clamp.
• Tighten the clamp screws until the sealing
washer begins to swell.
NOTE
• Do not over tighten the clamp or you may crush
the tubing.
a Pipe Clamp
b Inlet End
c Clamp Screw
d Washer
6 Route the tubing.
• Route the tubing between the cold water
line and the refrigerator. Route the tubing
through a hole drilled in the wall or floor
(behind the refrigerator or adjacent base
cabinet) as close to the wall as possible.
NOTE
• Be sure there is sufficient extra tubing (about 8
ft. coiled into three turns of about 10 in.
diameter) to allow the refrigerator to move out
from the wall after installation.
7 Connect the tubing to the valve.
• Place the compression nut and ferrule
(sleeve) for copper tubing 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.
a Saddle-Type Shutoff Valve
b Compression Nut
c Packing Nut
d Outlet Valve
e Ferrule (sleeve)
8 Flush out the tubing.
• Turn the main water supply on and flush
out the tubing until the water is clear. Shut
the water off at the water valve after about
one quart of water has been flushed
through the tubing.
9 Connect the tubing to the refrigerator.
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