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raceService (continued)
Icemaker Water Line
Installation Requirements
You will need a shutoff valve, two
1/4" O,D, compression nuts, two
compression sleeves and enough
1/4" O D, copper tubing to connect
refrigerator to water source, (Your
Sears Store or Catalog Sales Office
has a kit available with a saddle-
type shutoff valve and copper
tubing, Before purchasing, make
sure a saddle-type valve complies
with your local plumbing codes.)
CAUTI_ON: Do not install icemaker
tubing in areas where temperatures
fall below freezing.
1. Find a 3/8" to 1" vertical COLD
water pipe near the refrigerator.
When it is necessary to connect
into a horizontal water pipe, make
the connection to the top or side,
rather than at the bottom to avoid
drawing off any sediment from the
water pipet
2. Measure from INLET on rear of
refrigerator to water pipet Add 7
feet to allow for moving refrigerator
for cleaning_ This is the length of
1/4" O,D. copper tubing you will
need for the job (length from water
valve to water pipe PLUS7 feet). Be
sure both ends of copper tubing are
cut square.
3. Turn OFF main water supply.
Turn on nearest faucet long enough
to clear line of water_
CAUTION: When using any
electrica! device (such as a power
drill) to facilitate installation, be
sure the device is insulated or
wired in a manner to prevent the
hazard of electrical shock.
4. Using a grounded drill, drill a
3/16" hole in the vertical cold
water pipe you have selected_
Typical
ways to
con[_ect
to _ater
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PIPE
SHUTOFF
I,INLET
END
VERTICAL
-COLD WATER
PIPE
5. Fasten shutoff valve to cold
water pipe with pipe clamp_ Be sure
inlet end is solidly in 3/16" drilled
hole in water pipe and washer is
under pipe clamp, Tighten packing
nut, Tighten pipe clamp screws
carefully and evenly so washer
makes a watertight connection, Do
not overtighten or you may crush
copper tubing, especially if soft
copper tubing is used. Now you are
ready to connect the copper tubing,
SHUTOFF i_
PACKINGNUT /
OUTLET
VALVE
I
COMPRESSION
COMPRESSION
SLEEVE
6. Slip compression sleeve and
compression nut on copper tubing
as shown above, insert end of
tubing into outlet end squarely as
far as it will goo Screw compression
nut to outlet end with adjustable
wrench, Do not overtighteno Turn
ON main water supply and flush
out tubing until water is clear. Turn
OFF shutoff valve on water pipe.
You are now ready to connect other
end of 1/4" copper tubing to water
valve on back of refrigerator.
Through floor Under sink io Through walt tn crawl
to basement cold waler to utilffy room space under
cold water pipe pipe cold woler pipe house
1/4"TUBE TO SHUTOFF
VALVE
I
I/4" COMPRESSION
NUT
TUBING
CLAMP
REFRIGERATOR CONNECTION
7, The water valve (supplied in the
icemaker kit, if not already on your
model) has a compression fitting
protruding through the compressor
compartment cover at the rear
of the refrigerator, Assemble
compression nut on compression
fitting as shown above_ Insert end
of tubing into connector and tighten
compression nut, Be sure end of
tubing is square in connector and is
inserted as far as it will go_ Do not
overtighten_ Be sure there is enough
extra tubing (coiled into three turns
of about 10" diameter) to allow
refrigerator to move out from wall
after installation_ Secure tubing in
metal clamp at top right corner of
compressor compartment cover°
8. Turn shutoff "valve ON. TIGHTEN
ANY CONNECTIONS OR NUTS THAT
LEAK_
9. Copper tubing may now be
fastened to baseboard_
10. Your ice cubes can only be as
fresh-tasting as the water that
produces them_ That's why it is a
good idea to purify the water with
a water filter. The water filter is an
optional part at extra cost and is
available from the Sears Service
Center° Order Filter' No_978488 and
installatthe inletwater tube
connection.
1"t. Water Pressure Limitations:
Not below (15 P.Solo)or above (125
P.SJ,), if a problem occurs, call your
Utility Company.
IMPOItrANT: it may take up to 24
hours for your icemaker to begin
producing ice_
The first few batches of ice cubes
should be thrown away, so that
remaining impurities in the water
line will be flushed out,
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