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16
Connecting the Water Supply
Figure 1
Plastic Water
Tubing to Ice
Maker Fill
Tube
Steel
Clamp
Brass
Compression
Nut
Ferrule
(Sleeve)
Copper
water line
Water Valve
Bracket
Valve Inlet
Water Valve
Copper water line
from household
water supply
(Include enough tubing in loop to allow
moving refrigerator out for cleaning.)
Steel
Clamp
Braided
Flexible
Stainless
Steel
Water Line
Water Valve
Bracket
Valve Inlet
Water Valve
6 ft (1.8 Meters) Braided flexible
stainless steel water line from
household water supply.
Plastic Water Tubing
to Ice Maker
Fill Tube
(Include enough tubing in loop to allow
moving refrigerator out for cleaning.)
Figure 2
NOTE
These instructions do not cover
after market ice maker installation.
Instructions in after market ice maker kit
should be used.
IMPORTANT
After connecting the water supply, refer
to “How to Prime the Water Supply
System” for important information
about priming an empty water supply
system.
Your refrigerator’s water supply system
includes several tubing lines, a water
lter, a water valve, and a water tank.
To ensure that your water dispenser
works properly, this system must be
completely lled with water when your
refrigerator is rst connected to the
household water supply line.
If you use braided exible stainless steel
tubing - The nut is already assembled on
the tubing. Slide nut onto valve inlet and
nger tighten nut onto valve. Tighten
another half turn with a wrench; DO
NOT over tighten. See Figure 2.
5 With steel clamp and screw, secure
water supply line to rear panel of
refrigerator as shown.
6 Coil excess water supply line (copper
tubing only), about 2½turns, behind
refrigerator as shown and arrange coils
so they do not vibrate or wear against
any other surface. Do not kink tubing.
7 Turn ON water supply at shuto valve
and tighten any connections that leak.
8 Reconnect refrigerator to electrical
power source.
9 To turn ice maker on, lower wire signal
arm (freezer ice maker) or set the ice
maker’s On/O power switch to the
“On” position (fresh food ice maker).
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