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Installation Instructions
INSTALLING THE WATER LINE (CONT.)
[] FASTEN THE SHUTOFF VALVE
Fasten tile shutoffvalve tr) tile (old water pipe with
tile pipe (lamp.
Pipe
Saddle-Type""_ C01dWater Pipe
ShutoffValve
NOTE: Crmnnrmweahh of Massachusetts Plumbing
Cr)des 248CMR shall be adhered to. Saddle valves
are illegal and use is not perlnitted in Massachusetts.
Crmsuh _dth your licensed phunber.
[] TIGHTEN THE PIPE CLAMP
Tighten the clamp screws until the sealing washer
begins to swell.
NOTE: Do not overtighten or you may crush tile
robing.
Pipe
Clamp
Screw"
Washer
Inlet End
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[] ROUTE THE TUBING
Route the tubing between tile cold water line and
the refiigerator.
Route tile tubing through a hole drilled in the wall
or floor (behind the refligerator or adja( ent base
(abinet) as ( lr)se tr) the wall as possible.
NOTE: Be stlre there is sufficient extra tubing
(about 8' [2.4 In] coiled into 3 turns of about
10" [25 cm] diameter) tr) allow the reliigerator to
move out fiom the wall after installation.
[] CONNECT THE TUBING TO THE
VALVE
Place the compression nut and ferrule (sleeve)
for copper tubing onto the end of the robing and
crmnect it tr) the slmtr)flvalve.
Make sure the tubing is fully inserted into the valve.
Tighten the compression nut securely.
For plastic tubing flom a GE SmartConnect TM
Refligerator Tubing kit, insert the molded end
of the tubing into the shutoffvalve and tighten
compression nut until it is hand tight, then tighten
one additional mrn with a _Tench. Overtightening
may cause leaks.
I
Saddle-TypeShutoffValveI CompressionNut
SmartConnectTM
PackingNut
Ferrule(sleeve)
OutletValve
NOTE: ( rmnnrmweahh of Massachusetts 1)hHnbing
Codes 248( MR shall be adhered to. Saddle valves
are illegal and use is not permitted in Massa( husetts.
Consuh _dth your li(ensed plumber.
[] FLUSH OUT THE TUBING
Turn the inain water supply on and flush out tile
tubing until tile water is clear.
Shut tile water offal the water valve after about
one quart (1 liter) of water has been flushed
through the tubing.
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