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Installation Instructions
WHAT YOU WILL NEED (CONT.)
• A water supply Mt (containing tubing, shutoff wflve
and fittings listed below) is available at extra cost
fl'om your dealer or fl'om Parts and Accessories,
1.888.261.3055.
• A cold water supply. The water pressm'e must be
between 20 and 120 p.s.i. (1.4-8.1 bar).
• Power drill.
• 1/2" or adjustable wrench.
• Straight and Phillips blade screwdriver.
• Two 1/4" outer diameter compression nuts and
2 ferrules (sleeves)--to connect the COl)per tubing
to the shutoff wflve and the refl'igerator water \_flve.
OR
• If you are using an approved plastic refrigerator
tubing kit, the necessary fittings are preassembled
to the robing.
• If wmr existing copper water line has a flared fitting
at the end, you will need an adapter (available at
i_hunbing supply stores) to connect the water line to
the refl'igerator OR wm can cut off the flared fitting
with a tube cutter and then use a compression
fitting. Do not cut fl)rmed end from approved
plastic reii'igerator robing.
• Shutoff valve to connect to the cold water lille.
The shutoff wflve should have a water inlet with a
ufiniumln inside dialneter of 5/32" at the point of
connection to the COLD WATER LINE. Saddle-type
shutoffwflves are included in inany water supply kits.
Before i)urchasing, inake sure a saddle-type valve
complies with yore" local phunbing codes.
Install the shutoff xalxe on the nearest frequentl) used
drinking water line.
[] SHUT OFF THE MAIN WATER
SUPPLY
Tm'n on tile nearest fimcet hmg enough to clear
the line of water.
[] CHOOSE THE VALVE LOCATION
Choose a location fin" tile valve that is easily
accessible. It is best to connect into the side of
a vertical water pipe. When it is necessary to
connect into a horizontal water pipe, u/ake the
connection to tile top or side, rather than at tile
bottom, to avoid drawing off any sediment fl'om
the water pipe.
[] DRILL THE HOLE FOR THE VALVE
Drill a 1/4" hole in tile water pipe (exen it using
a selfXpiercing _al_e) using a sharp bit. Remo_e any
bm'_ resulting from drilling the hole in the pipe.
Take care not to allow water to drain into the drill,
Faihu'e to drill a 1 " may
/4 hole result in reduced
ice production or smaller cubes.
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