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8
Connect to Water Line
IMPORTANT: If you turn the refrigerator on before the water line
is connected, turn the ice maker off.
Style 1 (Recommended)
1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Turn off main water supply. Turn on nearest faucet long
enough to clear line of water.
3. Use a quarter-turn shut-off valve or the equivalent, served by
a 1/2" copper household supply line.
NOTE:
To allow sufficient water flow to the refrigerator,
a minimum 1/2" size copper household supply line is
recommended.
A
B
D
C
A. Bulb
B. Nut
C. Copper tubing (to refrigerator)
D. Household supply line (1/2" minimum)
4. Now you are ready to connect the copper tubing to the
shut-off valve. Use 1/4" (6.35 mm) OD soft copper tubing to
connect the shut-off valve and the refrigerator.
■ Ensure that you have the proper length needed for
the job. Be sure both ends of the copper tubing are
cut square.
■ Slip compression sleeve and compression nut onto
copper tubing as shown. 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
overtighten.
B CA
A. Compression sleeve
B. Compression nut
C. Copper tubing
5. Place the free end of the tubing into a container or sink, and
turn on main water supply to flush out tubing until water is
clear. Turn off shut-off valve on the water pipe.
NOTE: Always drain the water line before making the final
connection to the inlet of the water valve to avoid possible
water valve malfunction.
6. Bend the copper tubing to meet the water line inlet, which
is located on the back of the refrigerator cabinet as shown.
Leave a coil of copper tubing to allow the refrigerator to be
pulled out of the cabinet or away from the wall for service.
Style 2
1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Turn off main water supply. Turn on nearest faucet long
enough to clear line of water.
3. Locate a 1/2" (12.7 mm) to 1¼" (3.18 cm) vertical cold water
pipe near the refrigerator.
IMPORTANT:
■ Make sure it is a cold water pipe.
■ Horizontal pipe will work, but drill on the top side of the
pipe, not the bottom. This will help keep water away from
the drill and normal sediment from collecting in the valve.
4. Determine the length of copper tubing you need. Measure
from the connection on the lower rear corner of refrigerator
to the water pipe. Add 7 ft (2.1 m) to allow for cleaning. Use
1/4" (6.35 mm) O.D. (outside diameter) copper tubing. Be
sure both ends of copper tubing are cut square.
5. Using a cordless drill, drill a 1/4" (6.35 mm) hole in the cold
water pipe you have selected.
A
B
C
DEF
G
A. Cold water pipe
B. Pipe clamp
C. Copper tubing
D. Compression nut
E. Compression sleeve
F. Shut-off valve
G. Packing nut
6. Fasten the shut-off valve to the cold water pipe with the pipe
clamp. Be sure the outlet end is solidly in the 1/4" (6.35 mm)
drilled hole in the water pipe and that the washer is under
the pipe clamp. Tighten the packing nut. Tighten the pipe
clamp screws slowly and evenly so the washer makes a
watertight seal. Do not overtighten, or you could crush the
copper tubing.
7. Slip the compression sleeve and compression nut on
the copper tubing as shown. Insert the end of the tubing
into the outlet end squarely as far as it will go. Screw the
compression nut onto the outlet end with adjustable wrench.
Do not overtighten.
8. Place the free end of the tubing in a container or sink, and
turn on the main water supply. Flush the tubing until water is
clear. Turn off the shut-off valve on the water pipe. Coil the
copper tubing.
Connect to Refrigerator
Style 1
1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Remove and discard the short, black plastic part from the
end of the water line inlet.
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