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WHAT YOU WILL NEED
Copper or GE SmartConnect
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allow the refrigerator to move out from the wall after
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INSTALLING THE WATER LINE (ON SOME MODELS)
Installation Instructions
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
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When connecting your refrigerator to a GE Reverse
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refrigerator or icemaker manufacturer. Follow these
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water damage.
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supply line to the refrigerator.
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the water line to the hot water line.
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line, make sure the ice maker power switch is in the OFF
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WHAT YOU WILL NEED Cont
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NOTE: The only GE approved plastic tubing is that
supplied in GE SmartConnect
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Refrigerator Tubing kits.
Do not use any other plastic water supply line because
the line is under pressure at all times. Certain types of
plastic will crack or rupture with age and cause water
damage to your home.
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