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Ice Service (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.)
CAUTION: Do not install icemaker
tubing in areas where temperatures
fall below freezing
1. Find a 3/8" (10 ram) to 1"
(25 mm) vertical COLD water pipe
near the refrigerator_ When itis
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 Fromthe water pipe
2. Measure from INLET on rear of
refrigerator to water pipe, Add 7'
{2 m) to allow for moving refrigerator
for cleaning This is the length of
1/4" OD copper tubing you will
need for the job (length from water
valve to water pipe PLUS7' [2 m]),
Be sure both ends of copper tubing
are cut square,
3o Turn OFF main water supply_
Turn on nearest faucet long enough
to clear line of water,
CAUTION: When using any
electrical 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
connect
to water
supply
PIPE _J _-- WASHER
CLAMP \ _] I
VALVE
[ COLD WATER
................._[ PPE
5o Fasten shutoff valve to cold water
pipe with pipe clamp,Be sure inlet
end issolidly in 3/t 6' 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 isused_Now you are
ready to connect the copper tubing,
JCOMPRESSION
NUT
PACKING
NUT
OUTLET COMPRBSIO
VALVE 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 go Screw compression nut
to outlet end with adjustable
wrench Do not overtighten, Turn
ON main water supply and flush out
tubing until water isclear, 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
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Throughbar Under sinkto Throughwoll Incrawl
to basement catd walor to ulilily room spaceunder
cold water pipe pipe cold water pipe house
TUBtNG
CLAMP
1/4"TUBE TO
SHUTOFF VALVE
,4,
I/4" COMPRESSION NUT
REFRIGERATORCONNECTION
7oThe water valve (supplied in the
icemaker kit, ifnot already on your
model) has a compression fining
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
isinserted as far as itwill go, Do not
overtighten, Be sure there isenough
extra tubing (coiled into three turns
of about 10" (25 cm) 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 tubingmay now be
fastened to baseboard
10. Your ice cubes can only be as
fresh-tastlng as the water that
produces them, That's why it is a
good idea to purify the water with
a water filler The water filter is an
optional part at extra cost and is
available from the Sears Service
Center_ Order Filter No 978488
and install at the inlet water tube
connection
11. Water Pressure Limitations:
Not below (15 PS 1,)or above
(t25 P,S,I ), Ifa probiem occurs,
call your Utility Company
IMPORTANT: 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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