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Installation Instructions
WHAT YOU WILL NEED (CONT.)
•Awater 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
2ferrules (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 aflared 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 atube 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 awater 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 asaddle-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 alocation fin" tile valve that is easily
accessible. It is best to connect into the side of
avertical water pipe. When it is necessary to
connect into ahorizontal 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
aselfXpiercing _al_e) using asharp 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 a1 " may
/4 hole result in reduced
ice production or smaller cubes.
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